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.

Examples of the Pentagon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The aircraft is being developed for the Pentagon’s Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) program, which seeks a lower-cost and more attrition-tolerant aircraft for long-range intelligence and strike missions. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

In the Army, by far the Pentagon's largest service, Hispanic recruits made up nearly 27% of new soldiers last year, up from just under 20% in 2020. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

On a trip to Washington earlier this year, a group of German legislators, from various political parties, had scheduled meetings at the Pentagon and State Department. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

The network had extensive cooperation from the Pentagon, with interviews with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as declassified footage of the operation. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

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