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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Meanwhile, the Pentagon has deployed a massive amount of military force to the region, including eight Navy ships, F-35 fighter jets, a special operations ship, and 10,000 troops.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Reporters refuse Pentagon power play From a purely media standpoint, the biggest story occurred when reporters covering the Pentagon turned in their credentials and left the building, rather than go along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new access policy that restricts their work.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Reporters refuse Pentagon power play From a purely media standpoint, the biggest story occurred when reporters covering the Pentagon turned in their credentials and left the building, rather than go along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new access policy that restricts their work.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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