the Department of Defense
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv dɪˈfens/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv dɪˈfens/
(abbreviation the DoD)
- the US government department in charge of the country's military forces. It is the government's largest department and receives the most money. The Secretary of Defense is never a military person. The Secretary's assistants include the military Joint Chiefs of Staff and three who are not in the armed forces, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force.
国防部：美国政府负责该国军事力量的部门。它是政府最大的部门，收入最多。国防部长从来都不是军人。秘书的助手包括军事参谋长和三名不在军队中的参谋长，陆军部长，海军部长和空军部长。