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Noun: defence force
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: defense force)
  1. An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
    "he joined the defence force against invasion";
    - defense [US], defence [Brit, Cdn], defense force [US]

Derived forms: defence forces

Type of: org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization

Encyclopedia: Defence force