Definition

1. Noun:
   • A military organization responsible for protecting a country or territory: A "defense force" is a structured body, typically part of a nation's armed services, whose primary purpose is to provide security and resist aggression or attack.
   • A collective group organized for resistance: It can also refer more broadly to any organized group of defenders assembled to oppose a threat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The country's defense force was placed on high alert following the intelligence report.
  • A small but determined defense force held the city against the advancing army.

Advanced Usage

• "to mobilize the defense force": To call upon and prepare the military organization for active duty.
  • The government decided to mobilize the defense force in response to the border crisis.

Variants and Related Words

• Defence force: The British English spelling variant of "defense force."
• Defense (noun): The act or means of protecting from harm.
• Armed forces (noun): A general term for a nation's military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force.

Synonyms

• Military: The armed forces of a nation.
• Garrison: Troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
• Militia: A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

Related Phrases

• Civil defense force: A civilian organization trained to provide emergency services and protection during disasters or attacks.
  • The civil defense force assisted in evacuating residents after the earthquake.

Noun

1. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
   • he joined the defense against invasion