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War Secretary   /wɔr sˈɛkrətˌɛri/   Listen
War Secretary

noun
1.
Head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947.  Synonym: Secretary of War.





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"War Secretary" Quotes from Famous Books



... as a man too little for his job, but prevents his comprehending the basic thing upon which naval discipline is founded. Nevertheless, as a man you like him. It is as Secretary of the Navy, and particularly as a War Secretary, that ...
— American Adventures - A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' • Julian Street
... give you command of one of those regiments," said the war secretary. "I know you are something of a rough rider yourself, and a good marksman ...
— American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt • Edward Stratemeyer


Words linked to "War Secretary" :   secretaryship


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