veteran : Idioms & Phrases

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department of veterans affairs

  • noun the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
    VA.
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secretary of veterans affairs

  • noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    • Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • noun the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    • the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989
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veteran soldier

  • noun a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
    veteran.
    • the veterans laughed at the new recruits
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veterans day

  • noun a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
    Armistice Day; November 11; Veterans Day.
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veterans of foreign wars

  • noun an organization of United States war veterans
    VFW.
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veterans' day

  • noun a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
    Armistice Day; November 11; Veterans Day.
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