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. 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.

2. Rear Admiral John Kirby:

   Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel believes that the risk has been substantially mitigated through the assurances that we received through the Emir of Qatar, i would remind you that these are assurances that the emir personally gave to the President of the United States. I'm not going to go into every detail on these assurances, but -- but the secretary is comfortable that the risk is mitigated through these assurances.

3. James Mattis:

   We met over several days and I spoke with some of our allies, the National Security Council considered the near century-old international prohibition against the use of chemical weapons. Defense Secretary James Mattis maintains The Syrian regime repeatedly and deliberately violated the international law. The Pentagon says the response was a retaliatory strike for Assad’s chemical attack on innocent civilians including children.

4. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:

   I will submit new sanctions for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis strong consideration, there’s much more we can do economically.

5. Mark Milley:

   I personally informed both Secretary of State [ Mike ] Pompeo and White House Chief of Staff [ Mark ] Meadows about the call, among other topics. Soon after that, I attended a meeting with Acting [ Defense ] Secretary [ Chris ] Miller, where I briefed him on the call.