secretary of veterans affairs

Noun
  1. The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs (synset 110593040)
    "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
    is a type of: secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government
  2. The position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs (synset 100604024)
    "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"
    is a type of: secretaryship - the position of secretary
    belongs 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 cabinet

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