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war secretary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | secretary of war |
| Type of | secretaryship |
Examples of war secretary
war secretary
In late 1903, Secretary Root announced that he was retiring as secretary of war.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lengthy, excited telegrams were sent to Lincoln and his war secretary.
From the stltoday.com
In Cameron's place, Lincoln appoints Edwin Stanton, a capable administrator, as his new war secretary.
From the stltoday.com
Then the hunt for al Qaeda, the Afghanistan operation, and victory in Iraq won him grudging admiration as a war secretary.
From the businessweek.com
Lincoln's war secretary sends dispatches to the governors of several states designating troop quotas for each under the proclamation, but several slaveholding states refuse to comply.
From the sacbee.com
Lincoln also enlisted Democrat Edwin Stanton as his second war secretary, despite being humiliated by Stanton years earlier when they worked together as trial lawyers.
From the kansas.com
Trained as a lawyer, he made his mark on American history as a congressman, senator, secretary of war, secretary of state and vice president of the United States.
From the dailyherald.com
In 1860, he was named secretary of war in Buchanan's lame-duck administration.
From the courier-journal.com
Mr Johnson's own hero, the post-war foreign secretary Ernest Bevin, is the ultimate example.
From the economist.com
