- こくぼう
- [国防] (national) defense【U】【C】∥ the Department [《英》ministry] of Defense 国防省 / The President named him (as [to be]) Secretary of Defense. 大統領は彼を国防長官に指名した / enormous expenditures of money for (the) national defense 巨額の国防費.¶→国防総省国防
national defence* * *こくぼう【国防】(national) defense〖U〗〖C〗the Department [《英》ministry] of Defense 国防省
The President named him (as [to be]) Secretary of Defense. 大統領は彼を国防長官に指名した
enormous expenditures of money for (the) national defense 巨額の国防費.
¶ → 国防総省* * *こくぼう【国防】national defense [security]; the defense of a country.●国防上の理由により for reasons of national security
・国防上の秘密 (national) military secrets.
●国防の充実 making national defense sufficiently strong; strengthening the nation's security [defenses]
・国防の第一線 a first line of defense (for the nation); a defense outpost.
●国防を厳にする strengthen [fortify] national defense(s)
・国防を充実する build up national defense(s).
国防委員会 〔旧ソ連の〕 the Committee of State Security; 〖Russ〗 the Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti (略: KGB). [=カー・ゲー・ベー]国防会議 ⇒こくぼうかいぎ.国防軍 (national) defense forces; national security forces; 〔米国内の〕 a state guard; 〔旧ドイツの〕 the Reichswehr.国防計画 a (national) defense program; a national security plan [scheme].●(米国防総省による) 4 年ごとの国防計画見直し a Quadrennial Defense Review (略: QDR).
国防献金 contributions toward national defense funds.国防支出 defense spending [expenditure].国防相 a minister of defense; a defense minister.国防色 =カーキ.国防指令 a defense directive.国防大臣 the Defense Minister; the Minister of Defense.国防長官 〔米国の〕 the Secretary of Defense. [⇒こくぼうそうしょう]国防費 (national) defense spending [expenditure].国防予算 a defense budget.国防力 defense strength.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.