Search Result:secretary of defense
Overview of noun secretary_of_defense
The noun secretary of defense has 2 senses
- Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary -- (the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman")
- Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary -- (the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947")