secretary_of_veterans_affairs
1. [ noun ] (politics) the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Examples:

"Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"

Related terms: secretary
2. [ noun ] (military,work,government) the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Examples:

"the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"

Related terms: secretaryship United_States_Cabinet
Similar spelling:   Secretary_of_Transportation