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defence
minister
Pac-man
Definition
noun
(
Note
The US spelling is
defense
.)
the
action
of protecting someone or something
against
attack
Example
The
merchant bank
is organising the
company's
defence against the
takeover bid
.
the act of fighting a lawsuit on behalf of a
defendant
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