Defence Council may refer to:
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Croatian Defence Council, 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 body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories
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Provisional National Defence Council, the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown on 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 indus ...
, officially a state organ of the Soviet Union it functioned informally as a body subordinate to the CPSU Politburo
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