non-defence
adjective
UK(alsonondefence)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈfens/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈfens/(USnon-defense)notrelatingto orinvolvingdefence, inparticularweaponsand othersystemsthatprotectacountryagainstattack:
Thepromisedincreaseinsocialsecuritypaymentshasledtopainfulcutsto non-defencespending.
Orders for non-defencecapitalgoods, whichreflectbusinessspendingfor newequipment,fellby 1.5percent.
Hepromisedtofreezenondefencespending.
- Thecompanyprovidesproductsandsystemsfor anumberofdefenceand non-defenceapplications,includingradarandelectronicwarfaresystems.
- Thegovernmentisinsistingthat non-defencespendingshould berestrainedin thehopeofcuttingtheannualbudgetdeficitinhalf.
- Governmentspendingislikelytoshifttowards non-defenceinitiatives, such asmedicalresearch.
Peace
- anti-war
- dove
- dovish
- non-aggression
- non-violence
- non-violent
- non-war
- olive
- olive branch
- pacific
- pacifism
- Pax
- peace
- peace offering
- peaceable
- peacefulness
- peacekeeper
- peacekeeping
- phoney war
- truce