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Defense secretary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Defense secretary has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department

"the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"

2

the position of the head of the Department of Defense

"the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
secretary secretaryship
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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