President of the United States President Chief Executive | the office of the United States head of state, a President is elected every four years |
Secretary of Defense Defense Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Defense, the position of Defense Secretary was created in |
iontophoresis ionic medication iontotherapy electromotive drug administration EMDA | therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues |
administration judicature | the act of meting out justice according to the law |
administration giving medication | the act of administering medication |
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 |
carpet bombing area bombing saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
government governing governance government activity administration | the act of governing, exercising authority, regulations for the governing of state prisons, he had considerable experience of government |
administration disposal | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
defense defence denial demurrer | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, he gave evidence for the defense |
blastoderm germinal disc blastodisc germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
breakfast area breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
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 |
dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
equal-area projection equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
exhibition hall exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
launching pad launchpad launch pad launch area pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
line of defense line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
local area network LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
missile defense system missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
seating seats seating room seating area | an area that includes places where several people can sit, there is seating forstudents in this classroom |
wide area network WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network WLAN wireless fidelity WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
area expanse surface area | the extent of a -dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary, the area of a rectangle, it was about square feet in area |
acreage land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming), he wanted some acreage to build on |
area region | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve, in the abdominal region |
area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion), corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
pyriform area piriform area pyriform lobe piriform lobe | pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon |
cortical area cortical region | any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |