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

Anthropic itself was labeled a national security threat by the administration after refusing to grant the Pentagon unrestricted use of its technology—a designation the company is now challenging in court. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026

The good news is that Congress, the administration and the Pentagon can all now see our military shortcomings. —ABC News, 6 May 2026

At a briefing Tuesday, the Pentagon displayed a graphic saying Iran had laid new mines in the Strait of Hormuz on April 23. —Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 May 2026

But deals announced Friday by the Pentagon show how that’s changing for the better, aided by intense competition within the software industry. —Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 May 2026

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