Alex Clarke accepts using the holder's preferred title of Secretary of War. Another contribution objects that the office and department remain Secretary of Defense and Department of Defense until Congress changes the law. The preferred conversational title and the statutory designation are separate questions. The formal designation dispute belongs to Congress, while the conversational choice follows the holder's preference.
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Preferred titles and congressional authority
A panel disagreement distinguishes a preferred title from the legal designation of a congressionally established office.