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.

Examples of the Pentagon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The other officer had taken a highly public press job at the Pentagon, was in the process of becoming an admiral and was in line to become the Navy’s top spokesperson. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024 Austin will undergo the procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's top spokesman, who announced the procedure in a statement issued Friday afternoon. —

Luis Martinez, ABC News, 24 May 2024 More In: War Hamas Israel Joe Biden Palestinians Gaza Strip Eleanor Watson Eleanor Watson is a CBS News reporter covering the Pentagon. —

Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 May 2024 And the Pentagon has a $9 billion contract with Microsoft, Google, Oracle, and Amazon for cloud computing services. —

Laura Bratton, Quartz, 13 May 2024 While that jet is the most visible sign of the AI work underway, there are hundreds of ongoing AI projects across the Pentagon. —

Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024 The explosive warheads of these bombs have changed little since the U.S. Navy created them shortly after World War II, but the Pentagon has kept them in service by developing new parts and pieces that can be attached for a variety of purposes. —

John Ismay, New York Times, 11 May 2024 There are deconfliction procedures between the Pentagon and Russia’s General Staff. —

Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 10 May 2024 Plumb applauds SpaceX's collaboration with the Pentagon. —

Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 10 May 2024

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