Secretary of Defense
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}]