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Defense
DEFINITIONS OF:
Defense
1
n
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
Synonyms:
Defense Department
,
Department of Defense
,
DoD
,
United States Department of Defense
Type of:
executive department
a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
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