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 |
| 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 |
line of defense
line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
missile defense system
missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
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 |
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 |
Department of Defense
Defense Department
United States Department of Defense
Defense DoD | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States, created in |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since
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Department of Defense Laboratory System
LABLINK | a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness |
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA | an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense, is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition |
| Defense Logistics Agency | a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense, provides worldwide support for military missions |
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
DRMS | the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus |
Defense Technical Information Center
DTIC | the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors |
Israeli Defense Force
IDF | the ground and air and naval forces of Israel |
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BMDO | an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality |
Defense Information Systems Agency
DISA | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
defense attorney
defense lawyer | the lawyer representing the defendant |
| defense contractor | a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense |
Secretary of Defense
Defense Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department, the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman |
defense mechanism
defense reaction
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |