Defense secretary and Secretary

Defense secretary

Defense secretary noun - The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department.
Usage example: the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman

Secretary and defense secretary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secretary" instead a noun phrase "Defense secretary".

Secretary

Secretary noun - An official whose job is to keep records.
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Defense secretary and secretary are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Defense secretary" with "Secretary", this terms are similar.

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