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.
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Under President Trump's guidance, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency taking an axe to the country's foreign aid program, USAID, while setting their sights next on the Education Department, and the Pentagon, all part of an effort to massively reduce federal spending.
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ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
The rotation makes room for a number of right-wing and explicitly pro-Trump media outlets that have not had workspace at the Pentagon before.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The outlets told to vacate their space will still have access to the Pentagon, but the lack of space will make covering the Defense Department more of a logistical challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
At the federal level, the idea that many billions of dollars in spending is wasted — on the Pentagon, for starters, which has had increasingly ineffective oversight during this century’s military build-up — is hardly a far-right proposition.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
The rotation makes room for a number of right-wing and explicitly pro-Trump media outlets that have not had workspace at the Pentagon before.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The outlets told to vacate their space will still have access to the Pentagon, but the lack of space will make covering the Defense Department more of a logistical challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
At the federal level, the idea that many billions of dollars in spending is wasted — on the Pentagon, for starters, which has had increasingly ineffective oversight during this century’s military build-up — is hardly a far-right proposition.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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