defense department, n.All

Defense Department (n.) got ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its name in 1947, when the honestly named War Department was renamed — a sure sign it would now be a department of aggression.