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

Scaling back training late in the summer as the fiscal year winds down is relatively routine inside the Pentagon. —Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026

In many ways, the Space Force has led the way in the Pentagon’s push for deeper partnerships with commercial industry. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026

Policy experts at the Pentagon were brought in to discuss a potential invasion of Kharg Island, the jewel of Iran’s oil industry, to draw lessons from planning a defense of Taiwan, according to a Defense official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly. —Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Earlier this month, the Financial Times reported that new weapons delays announced to Europe by the Pentagon will also affect High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) munitions, which is a highly mobile rocket system used by Ukraine. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 May 2026

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