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defense minister
The member of a government cabinet responsible for a state's armed forces, national defense, and security policy.
Der Verteidigungsminister informierte das Parlament über die neue Sicherheitsstrategie.
The defense minister informed parliament about the new security strategy.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Verteidigung' (defense), the linking -s '-s-', and 'Minister' (minister). So it literally describes the minister for defense.
Der neue Verteidigungsminister hat heute seine erste Rede gehalten.
The new defense minister gave his first speech today.
This term belongs to the formal language of politics and the news. It is used to report on government affairs and the military.
In den Nachrichten wurde über ein Treffen der europäischen Verteidigungsminister berichtet.
The news reported on a meeting of the European defense ministers.
As the subject of a sentence, 'der Verteidigungsminister' (the defense minister) is often combined with verbs such as 'ankündigen' (to announce), 'besuchen' (to visit), 'bestätigen' (to confirm), or 'planen' (to plan).
Der Verteidigungsminister kündigte eine Reform der Armee an.
The defense minister announced a reform of the army.
interior minister
The Innenminister is responsible for internal affairs as well as public security and order. The Verteidigungsminister, by contrast, is responsible for the armed forces, national defense, and security policy. Innenminister is the appropriate term for police-related issues, while Verteidigungsminister is used for military matters.
Der Verteidigungsminister spricht über neue Maßnahmen für die Landesverteidigung.
The defense minister is speaking about new measures for national defense.
Der Innenminister spricht über neue Maßnahmen für die öffentliche Sicherheit.
The interior minister is speaking about new measures for public security.
