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Definition of Secretary of defense

1. Noun. The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department. "The first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"

2. Noun. The position of the head of the Department of Defense. "The position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary Of Defense

Second World Second World War Secotiaceae Secotiales Secret Intelligence Service Secret Service Secretan Secretan's syndrome Secretariat Secretaries General

Secretaries of State Secretary General Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce and Labor Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health Education and Welfare Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of War Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Treasury

Literary usage of Secretary of defense

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"DAVID R. OLIVER, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER secretary of defense FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS Mr. DE LEON. Mr. Chairman, Senator Levin and other ..."

2. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"RG 330 Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense V.12 Network evening newscasts relating to DoD activities during the Vietnam War, 1965-76 (574 ..."

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