Definitions
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- noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
- noun the position of the head of the Department of Defense
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Examples
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Yesterday she was on a bit of a hot seat before the Senate Armed Services committee along with the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
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What I saw executed, under the chapeau, if you will, of the president and by the secretary of defense, through his commanders in the field, was a very different situation.
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There was great deliberation about how to approach Mohammed and other high-value detainees, and their treatment was approved by no less than the secretary of defense and vice president.
john commented on the word secretary of defense
My call: Obama wins, picks McCain as his Secretary of Defense. You heard it here first.
Can't believe this hadn't been listed yet. I feel a list coming on...
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word secretary of defense
This would be the final mirroring of The West Wing would it not?
November 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word secretary of defense
*sighing in nostalgia*
November 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word secretary of defense
Ah, The West Wing....
November 4, 2008
seanahan commented on the word secretary of defense
It's actually frightening the similarities between the West Wing and the current election.
November 6, 2008