Defense force
Defense force noun - An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
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Synonyms for Defense force
Military and defense force are semantically related. in military forces topic. In some cases you can use "Military" instead a noun phrase "Defense force".
Military
Military noun - The combined army, air force, and navy of a nation.
Defense force and military are semantically related. You can use "Defense force" instead a noun "Military".
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- service and defense force
- service and military
- troop and defense force
- troop and military
- army and defense force
- army and military
- troops and defense force
- troops and military
- defence and defense force
- defence and military
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- armed forces and defense force
- armed forces and military
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- The modern Japanese armed forces are technically not a military: they're the "Self-Defense Force", hence the abbreviation "JSDF" (Japan Self-Defense Force).
- They also gain an extra 'S' in their acronym (becoming the JSSDF), for the "Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force", which might indicate a move to a full military post-Second Impact.
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The mission "Skirmish" opens up with one of these between Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, and the True Way (The Remnant of the old Cardassian military dictatorship).
Source: Mêlée à Trois
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