secretary of defense
Noun
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The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department (synset 110590646)
"the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"is a type of: secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of governmentsame as: defense secretary
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The position of the head of the Department of Defense (synset 100601770)
"the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"is a type of: secretaryship - the position of secretarybelongs to: united states cabinet, us cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinetsame as: defense secretary
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