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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In 2021, the House voted to strip her of her committee appointments, over various troubling remarks, including her skepticism that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned the Pentagon’s action on Monday.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Denmark also has a separate defense agreement with the United States that allows the Pentagon access to Greenland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Ahead of Maduro’s capture, the Pentagon said there were about 15,000 troops in the Caribbean last month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned the Pentagon’s action on Monday.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Denmark also has a separate defense agreement with the United States that allows the Pentagon access to Greenland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Ahead of Maduro’s capture, the Pentagon said there were about 15,000 troops in the Caribbean last month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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