defence force

English Thesaurus

1. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun.group)

hypernym	:	organisation, organization,
definition	:	a group of people who work together (noun.group)

hyponym	:	bastion,
definition	:	a group that defends a principle (noun.group)

derivation	:	defend, guard, hold,
definition	:	protect against a challenge or attack (verb.competition)

derivation	:	defend, guard, hold,
definition	:	protect against a challenge or attack (verb.competition)