DEFENSE SECRETARY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the position of the head of the Department of Defense
   Synonym(s)
   • Secretary of Defense (what does Secretary of Defense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947
   Hypernyms(s) Defense Secretary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • secretaryship (what does secretaryship mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
   Synonym(s)
   • Secretary of Defense (what does Secretary of Defense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman
   Hypernyms(s) Defense Secretary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • secretary (what does secretary mean?)