| ministry | the work of a minister of religion, he is studying for the ministry |
Secretary of Defense
Defense Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Defense, the position of Defense Secretary was created in |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
MOT
MOT test
Ministry of Transportation test | a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes |
| defense defence | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury, a good boxer needs a good defense, defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem |
| defense defence | protection from harm, sanitation is the best defense against disease |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
defense
defence
defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
| air defense | defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness |
| active air defense | air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
| passive air defense | air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction |
| civil defense | activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster |
hasty defense
hasty defence | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
deliberate defense
deliberate defence | a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available, usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems |
biological defense
biological defence
biodefense
biodefence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents |
chemical defense
chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
biological warfare defense
biological warfare defence
BW defense
BW defence | defense against biological warfare |
defense defence denial
demurrer | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, he gave evidence for the defense |
| basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
| defense laboratory | a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense |
defense system
defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
department store
emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
| garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
line of defense
line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
| ministry | building where the business of a government department is transacted |
missile defense system
missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
| department | a specialized sphere of knowledge, baking is not my department, his work established a new department of literature |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
defense
defence
vindication | the justification for some act or belief, he offered a persuasive defense of the theory |
refutation
defense defence | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions, his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive, in defense he said the other man started it |
Ulster Defence Association
UDA | the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs |
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
AUC | a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups, is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members, the AUC conducted over assassinations in one year |
line of defense
line of defence | any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something, police are the major line of defense against crime |
defense defence defense force
defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack, he joined the defense against invasion |
defense
defence
defense team
defense lawyers | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively, the defense called for a mistrial |
| defense defence defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring, his teams are always good on defense |
| ministry | religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) |
| ministry | a government department under the direction of a minister |
department
section | a specialized division of a large organization, you'll find it in the hardware department, she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury |
| academic department | a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject |
anthropology department
department of anthropology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology |
| art department | the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation |
biology department
department of biology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology |
chemistry department
department of chemistry | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry |
| department of computer science | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science |
economics department
department of economics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics |
English department
department of English | the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature |
history department
department of history | the academic department responsible for teaching history |
linguistics department
department of linguistics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics |