Defence Council or Defense Council may refer to:
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Croatian Defence Council
The Croatian Defence Council (, HVO) was the armed wing of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, a breakaway entity unrecognised by the international community and accused of ethnic-based violence during the conflict. It exis ...
, the main military formation of the Croats during the Bosnian War charged with achieving military objectives
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Defence Council of the United Kingdom
The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the highest formal governing body of the British Armed Forces, the Defence Council is delegated the responsibility and powers over "command and administration" of the armed forces, by the Crown in t ...
, the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories
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Provisional National Defence Council
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup ...
, the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown in the previous election
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Defense Council of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense indust ...
, officially a state organ of the Soviet Union it functioned informally as a body subordinate to the CPSU Politburo
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Defence counsel
In a civil proceeding or criminal prosecution under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction. A defense is put forward by a party to defeat a s ...
, a legal advocate for the defence in civil and criminal proceedings
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