defense committee
Guarding advisory group
A defense committee is a group organized to protect or advocate for someone or something under threat.
Most often it refers to people mobilizing on behalf of an accused person, particularly in politically charged cases: The defense committee raised funds for her legal fees.
It can also mean a governmental body overseeing military or national security matters.
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- classified briefingRestricted information presentation
- strategic commandMilitary leadership directing operations
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
military tribunal · congressional hearing · budget hearing · oversight board · closed session · neighborhood watch · intelligence agency · legal aid · citizen patrol · civil liberties · political prisoner
- committeessubcommittees, subcommittee
- Defense PolicyPentagon, military budget, military spending, armed forces, Joint Chiefs
- legislative committeessubcommittees, vice chair, legislative oversight, budget oversight, minority reports
- academic eventsconference, seminar, workshop, keynote, talk
- Graduate Trainingresidency, fellowship, internship, PhD program, doctoral studies
defense committeestrike force
Combat unit for attacks
war council · strike committee · assault team · raiding party
defense, committee, defend, defender, defenders, defenses, defensive, defensively, defenseless