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de·fense de·part·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoDnoun

    the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

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  1. defense department

    The Defense Department, usually associated with the U.S. Department of Defense, is a government body responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government related directly to national security and the armed forces. This includes all branches of the military, through which it oversees national defense policy, planning, resource allocation, and military operations. Other countries have similar bodies, though they may be named differently.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of defense department in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of defense department in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of defense department in a Sentence

  1. Lloyd Austin:

    Very little surprises me anymore, as I continue to consider just how focused it seems that the Defense Department is on routing out White extremism and White supremacy in the services right now, i'm not sure exactly how it is that you are able to tell from search terms that much about the individuals that are serving in uniform.

  2. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    The information that was posted by ISIL was information taken from social websites and publicly available. It wasn’t stolen from any DoD (Defense Department) websites or any confidential databases.

  3. Steven Kwon:

    Nothing can bring Zemari or these other precious people back, but we appreciate the opportunity to discuss these devastating losses in detail with senior Defense Department officials, we hope they will act urgently to get surviving family members and impacted NEI employees to safety and to help them to rebuild their lives.

  4. Jonathan Hoffman:

    So if the facility is open for business as usual, then -- then Defense Department schools will be, as well, but the goal of( the Department of Defense Education Activity) is to have in-person classes or make it available for having in-person classes and if not, to conduct virtual schooling.

  5. Dana White:

    What I see is a very comprehensive review of decisions. ... The President brings together people from different perspectives, and The President challenges them, defense Department provides options... but at the end of the day, it's the President of the United States that decides.


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  • министерство обороныRussian

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