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

Derived forms: defense forces

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

Encyclopedia: Defense force