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SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Secretary of the Navy mean?
• SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (noun)
The noun SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has 1 sense:
1. head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
Familiarity information: SECRETARY OF THE NAVY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Navy Secretary; Secretary of the Navy
Hypernyms ("Secretary of the Navy" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
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