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  1. Secretary of War, War Secretarynoun

    head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947

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  1. secretary of war

    The Secretary of War is a former title for a cabinet-level official in the U.S. government responsible for military affairs. This role existed from 1789 to 1947, when it was reorganized and replaced by the Department of Defense, and divided into the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary of War was responsible for the operation and management of the army, advised on military policy and strategies, and coordinated the army’s actions with naval and air defenses.

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  1. secretary of war

    Is an officer of the executive department and member of the Cabinet, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and has charge of all duties connected with the army of the United States, fortifications, etc., issues of commissions, movement of troops, payment, commissary, etc., and engineering. The following is extracted from the law of the United States:

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Secretary of War in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Secretary of War in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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