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General Counsel of the Department of Defense

Chief legal officer of the United States Department of Defense
Intangible position Q5531814
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General Counsel of the Department of Defense

Summary

General Counsel of the Department of Defense is a position[1]. It draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #450 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense is a type of general counsel[4].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense is a type of civil servant[5].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense is part of United States Department of War[6].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense's honorific prefix is recorded as The Honourable[7].
  • 1953 marks the founding of General Counsel of the Department of Defense[8].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense's position holder is recorded as Paul C. Ney, Jr.[9].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as Defense Legal Services Agency[10].
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense[11].

Body

Definition and Type

General Counsel of the Department of Defense's instance of is recorded as position[3]. Recorded subclass of include general counsel[4] and civil servant[5].

Origins

1953 marks the founding of General Counsel of the Department of Defense[8].

Use and Application

General Counsel of the Department of Defense is part of United States Department of War[6].

Why It Matters

General Counsel of the Department of Defense draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #450 of 3,525).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Pudox · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → general counsel, civil servant
    Honorific prefix → The Honourable
    Imported from → —
    Babelnet id → 02431959n
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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