ministry of defense
Military oversight body
A ministry of defense is the government department responsible for military affairs and national security in many countries.
The term is standard outside the United States, where the equivalent is the Department of Defense.
The ministry typically oversees armed forces, military policy, and defense spending: The ministry of defense announced new troop deployments.
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- armyOrganized land-based military
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
- top brassSenior leadership collectively
- generalWidespread, not specialized
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- governmentgovernment, legislature, judiciary, executive branch, agencies
- Rwanda Governmentgovernors, mayors, provinces, sectors, cells
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- Communist governanceCommunist Party, Politburo, Central Committee, one-party rule, single-party state
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Diplomatic affairs ministry
foreign ministry · state department · diplomatic corps · treasury · home office
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Civilian overseas service program
diplomatic corps · United Nations · humanitarian organizations · peacekeeping mission
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