defense secretary

Noun defense secretary has 2 senses

• defense secretary(n = noun.person) secretary of defense - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
is a kind of secretary

• defense secretary(n = noun.act) secretary of defense - the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
is a kind of secretaryship
is a member of united states cabinet, us cabinet