Military vs. Defence
Difference Between Military and Defence
Militaryadjective
Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
Chelsea Manning was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.Defencenoun
The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
Militaryadjective
(North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.Defencenoun
Something used to oppose attacks.
Militaryadjective
Relating to war.
Defencenoun
An argument in support or justification of something.
Militaryadjective
Relating to armies or ground forces.
Defencenoun
A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
Militarynoun
Armed forces.
He spent six years in the military.Defencenoun
The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
Militarynoun
U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
It's not the job of the military to make policy.Defencenoun
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
Department of DefenceMilitarynoun
the military forces of a nation;
their military is the largest in the regionthe military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weakerDefencenoun
(obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Militaryadjective
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
military lawDefenceverb
To furnish with defences; to fortify.
Militaryadjective
characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military;
military uniformsDefencenoun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Militaryadjective
associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians;
military policeDefencenoun
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;
his teams are always good on defenseDefencenoun
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;
the defense called for a mistrialDefencenoun
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;
he joined the defense against invasionDefencenoun
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;
his refutation of the charges was short and persuasivein defense he said the other man started itDefencenoun
the justification for some act or belief;
he offered a persuasive defense of the theoryDefencenoun
a structure used for defense;
the artillery battered down the defensesDefencenoun
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;
he gave evidence for the defenseDefencenoun
military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;
they died in the defense of Stalingradthey were developed for the defense programDefencenoun
protection from harm;
sanitation is the best defense against disease
