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Meanings of defense in English
Role of a sports team or player to prevent the opposing team from scoring.
Related terms
Portuguese
ajustamentos Catalan
mecanisme de defensa (Psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively.
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947.
Usage of defense in English
1
Long discussion of how the defense of Western Europe affects arms control.
2
For example, the fighting season began without a new Afghan defense minister.
3
There's no possible reason left for keeping information from your defense staff.
4
But the new defense budget doesn't axe a single major weapons system.
5
The U.S. defense chief later mentioned the issue at his news conference.
6
Saudi state media said defense forces intercepted a missile over the capital.
7
The rest of the list is government, defense, education, and health care.
8
The social factor in the liquor traffic is its Gibraltar of defense.
9
With that said, I sought self-defense training developed for the Israeli military.
10
Quite simply, Air Taser is the most advanced, humane personal-defense unit available.
11
Romney has said Obama's planned defense budget cuts would hurt the area.
12
The hatred of the British was a strengthening factor in the defense.
13
South Korea's defense minister Jeong Keong-doo said it was an engine test.
14
Leonardo has three main business areas: helicopters, aircraft and electronics & defense.
15
It means that China's defense budget has doubled in just six years.
16
Labor organizations multiply and become aggressive, and so capital organizes in self-defense.
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Translations for defense
Portuguese
Defense through the time
Defense across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
South Africa
Rare
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