| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
armored personnel carrier
armoured personnel carrier
APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry |
body bag
personnel pouch
human remains pouch | a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
| personnel carrier | a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
personnel casualty
loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
personnel department
personnel office
personnel staff office | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
force
personnel | group of people willing to obey orders, a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
military personnel
soldiery
troops | soldiers collectively |
| line personnel | personnel having direct job performance responsibilities |
| management personnel | personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual
lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
serviceman
military man
man military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces, a member of a military force, two men stood sentry duty |
| anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
racist
antiblack
anti-Semite(a) | discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion |
anti-intellectual
philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |
| anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) |
| anti-American | opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-semitic
antisemitic | relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism, hating Jews |