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Meanings of defence minister in English
Russian
министр обороны Portuguese
ministro da defesa Spanish
secretario de defensa Catalan
secretari de defensa Minister in charge of defence affairs of a state.
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Examples for "secretary of defence"
Examples for "secretary of defence"
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What is your response to the American secretary of defence's statement?
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As former secretary of defence Bob Gates has said, we won't buy the same horse twice.
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The newly empowered Democrats were today renewing calls for Donald Rumsfeld to be sacked as the US secretary of defence.
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During his time in the post, he also performed stints as acting secretary of defence and deputy secretary of defence.
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Photo: AP Mr Shanahan's tenure saw the longest ever period that the US has been without a permanent secretary of defence.
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Shanahan has served as the deputy secretary of defense since July 2017.
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The door opened and in walked Howard Rubin, the secretary of defense.
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Kerr had been talking with the secretary of defense when Henry entered.
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Yet Glenn doesn't quite get the smugness of the former secretary of defense.
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But the secretary of defense was in charge of its money and power.
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The draft also stipulates that the minister of defence must come from the armed forces.
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He was given the minister of defence title in the rebel-held eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
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The Iraqi minister of defence Khaled al-Obeidi said earlier that nine soldiers died in the strike on Friday.
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They are in turn accountable to the minister of defence and military veterans of the Department of Defence.
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In 1999, Marshal Igor Sergeev, then minister of defence, admitted that Russia could not compete militarily with the west.
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He is the minister of defense for the government in Khartoum.
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He had declined an invitation to Khartoum, to see the minister of defense.
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The draft also stipulates that the minister of defense must come from the armed forces.
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That was Lee Jung Kim, the minister of defense.
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Several Presidium members supported the minister of defense.
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The eyes of the minister of war were large with amazement.
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Mentezufis, as representative of the minister of war, had gone with the viceroy.
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Palmerston was to be president of the council, and Ellenborough minister of war.
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Dearborn, now minister of war, was our fellow-traveller through the wilderness.
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He was still minister of war, but he gave out almost no orders.
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They hanged the war minister, Count Baillat de Latour-froma lamppost.
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Waving a rifle over his head, the war minister rushed from the building.
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Such sad comfort do those who stir up war minister to the oppressed.
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The war minister, Von Roon, also received three hundred thousand thalers.
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Their commander, General Gonzalez Salas, Madero's war minister, committed suicide after the defeat.
Usage of defence minister in English
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As a result the defence minister and army chief of staff resigned.
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He must vacate the post of defence minister in order to run.
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He also gave the defence minister 48 hours to provide the report.
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Russian Duma impeachment committee against Yeltsin hears evidence from former defence minister.
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Mauritania's defence minister has visited in an apparent attempt to smooth relations.
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After 1954, Giap became defence minister in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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Libya's defence minister was dismissed in June after militias besieged two ministries.
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Her husband, defence minister Raul Castro, is acting president of the country.
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Former defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi was appointed national state security minister.
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The defence minister did not say how many troops the government had sent.
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Libya's defence minister has held talks with townsmen today, reports Reuters.
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He is a strong defence minister and he should remain in that position.
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Former defence minister Mr Alfred Moisiu was sworn in as Albania's president yesterday.
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On Monday Assad replaced his defence minister, a key figure in the leadership.
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The incident led to the resignation of the German defence minister.
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In March, Russia's defence minister confirmed its polar bases were back in use.
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