causal agent cause causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
means agency way | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved, a means of control, an example is the best agency of instruction, the true way to success |
Secretary of Defense Defense Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Defense, the position of Defense Secretary was created in |
research | systematic investigation to establish facts |
operations research | research designed to determine most efficient way to do something |
biological research | scientific research conducted by biologists |
stemell research | research on stem cells and their use in medicine |
embryonic stemell research | biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine |
marketing research market research | research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer |
product research | marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service |
consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
scientific research research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
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 |
Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
auxiliary research submarine | a submarine for research purposes |
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 |
lab laboratory research lab research laboratory science lab science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
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 |
Naval Research Laboratory NRL | the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines |
research center research facility | a center where research is done |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
inquiry enquiry research | a search for knowledge, their pottery deserves more research than it has received |
empirical research | an empirical search for knowledge |
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 |
agency | a business that serves other businesses |
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 |