the Pentagon

noun

1

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

2

: the leaders of the U.S. military

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

Examples of the Pentagon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Civilian employees at the Defense Department serve in a broad spectrum of career roles inside the Pentagon and abroad. —Madeleine May, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025

At the Pentagon, Fulcher’s work will have far greater impact, where defense officials are considering cuts that could affect as many as 50,000. —David Jeans, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

China has over 600 nuclear warheads and probably would consider nuclear first use if a conventional military defeat in Taiwan gravely threatened the survival of its communist regime, the Pentagon said in its assessment report on Chinese military power last year. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025

Cyber Command oversees and coordinates the Pentagon’s cybersecurity work and is known as America’s first line of defense in cyberspace. —David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

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