(of defence)
111Defence diplomacy — In international politics, defence diplomacy refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful employment of defence resources and capabilities. Contents 1 Origin of the Concept 2 Development of Defence Diplomacy 3… …
112defence — (BrE) (AmE defense) noun 1 action to protect sb/sth from attack ADJECTIVE ▪ adequate, effective ▪ immune, natural ▪ the body s natural defence against viruses ▪ …
113defence */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈfens] / US noun Word forms defence : singular defence plural defences 1) [uncountable] actions that you take to protect someone or something that is being attacked come/rush to someone s defence: Two of his friends came to his defence. a)… …
114Defence Support Group — The Defence Support Group is an executive agency and wholly owned trading fund of the Ministry of Defence. It was established on 1 April 2008 by the merger of Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Base Repair Organisation[1]. It was created …
115Defence Command — FKO redirects here. For the song, see Subtle (band). Forsvarskommandoen Motto: Viribus Unitis Da: Ved forenede kræfter Established …
116Defence Review — A Defence Review is the process by which government of the United Kingdom decides upon its overall defence policy and upon the means and resources devoted to achieving its defence objectives. Such reviews can happen when political or economic… …
117defence — [[t]dɪfe̱ns[/t]] ♦♦ defences (The spelling defense is used in American English, and in meaning 8 is pronounced [[t]di͟ːfens[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack. The land was flat,… …
118Defence Intelligence Organisation — The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for assessing intelligence obtained from or provided by other Australian and foreign intelligence agencies, supporting Defence and Government… …
119Defence of Australia Policy — The Defence of Australia Policy was Australia s dominant defence policy between 1972 and 1997. The policy was focused on the defence of continental Australia against external attack. Under this policy the Australian Defence Force was tailored to… …
120Defence Export Services Organisation — The Defence Export Service Organisation (DESO) is a UK government department within the Ministry of Defence which promotes arms exports by arms companies based in Britain. The DESO has traditionally been headed by executives of defence companies… …
