Synonyms for defense secretary
de·fense sec·re·ta·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretarynoun

   the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department

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

2. Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretarynoun

   the position of the head of the Department of Defense

   "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"

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1. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan:

   I won't be reprogramming any more money for the border wall, there was a billion and a half dollars that was reprogrammed, some of it did come from money we are underrunning or saving or whatever terminology Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan want to use from Afghanistan. But we have very smart people here in Defense Department and we found ways to do this without having any impact on readiness.

2. Susan Collins:

   It certainly shows a breakdown in communications that is troubling because the president is commander in chief and (Defense) Secretary (James) Mattis apparently, according to press reports — I haven't an official briefing on it yet — told him that this carrier and the destroyers were headed towards North Korea as a show of force when in fact they were headed in the completely opposite direction to Australia, and it's troubling if we don't know where our assets are. It's also so surprising. Every time I have seen that map that shows where our naval assets are, believe me, the Pentagon knows exactly where they are. So I suspect there was some sort of just terrible miscommunication but it should not have occurred.

3. Jim Mattis:

   Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke to reporters Friday morning hours before the release of the Nuclear Posture Review. What we're trying to do is ensure that our diplomats and our negotiators are in a position to be listened to when we say we want to go forward on nonproliferation and arms control. At the same time, you do so by having an effective, safe deterrent.

4. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:

   Time and time again Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has sided with those who want to destroy everything that is great about this country, whether it is sympathizing with terrorists, backing rogue regimes, or cozying up to those who want to inflict pain and misery on the British people.

5. Chris Cuomo:

   Any confidence the world had in our country is now, ummm, gone, saigon, circa 1975, steroids, and former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta, yeah, rightly calling it Biden’s Bay of Pigs and thanks to the actions of our derelict, low-functioning president … the absolute worst-case scenario has been playing out before our eyes.