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National defense - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Catholic, Chauvinistic, Citizen, Civic, Civil, Common, Communal, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolite, Ethnic, Family, Federal, Galactic, General |
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Any activity or effort performed to protect a nation against attack or other threats.
Ostensibly, the term should be equivalent to literal military defense,
but it may also be applied to offensive actions or policies, or to non-military actions or policies.
For the United States, "National defense" is the name of a area of 'tax outlay' (a division of how tax income is spent; other outlays are "Medicare", "Social Security", and "Non-defense discretionary spending").
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Example Usage of National |
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ChicagoNewsFeed: Iowa's Angerer up for National award DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa senior linebacker Pat Angerer is one of five... http://bit.ly/3yg4bG #chicago |
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KHASTV: (National News) Lawyer: Hasan ‘has no sensation’ below chest http://bit.ly/53H86y |
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KHASTV: (National News) Afghan blasts, firefight kill 4 U.S. troops http://bit.ly/5Hm20p |
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