Defense department
Defense department noun - The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947.
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Defence and defense department are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Defence" with "Defense department", this terms are similar.
Defence
Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.
Defense department and defence are semantically related. You can use "Defense department" instead a noun "Defence".
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