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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department;
- Example: "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
[syn: Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary]

2. the position of the head of the Department of Defense;
- Example: "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
[syn: Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Defense Secretary
    n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense
         Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V.
         Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" [syn: Secretary of
         Defense, Defense Secretary]
    2: the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the
       position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947" [syn:
       Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary]