the Pentagon

noun

: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense

: the leaders of the U.S. military

There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.

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The aid in the new package is in presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take weapons off the shelves and send them quickly to Ukraine. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024 In response, President Joe Biden directed the Pentagon to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. —

Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024 However, the Pentagon assessed in its report that the ship can launch large maritime unmanned aerial vehicles for strike, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 More about Ronen Bergman John Ismay is a reporter covering the Pentagon for The Times. —

Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Pentagon