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War Department
noun
- the department of the federal government that, from 1789 until 1947, was responsible for defense and the military establishment: in 1947 it became the Department of the Army, which became part of the Department of Defense when it was established in 1949.
Example Sentences
He has also reportedly called for the Defence Department to be renamed the War Department and for a 10-year ban on generals working as defence contractors after leaving the military.
He's an analyst for the War Department in World War II, probably because of his language skills.
Linklater gets choked up recalling the scene in Episode 1 with the extras in the War Department’s telegraph room when they got the news that Robert E. Lee, the leader of the South, has surrendered.
The film was shot in San Antonio — affectionately known as Military City — where the War Department was eager to support movies featuring patriotism.
After the school closed, the property was transferred from the Department of Interior to the War Department.
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