Defensor (Latin, 'one who defends') may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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Defensor (comics)
''Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions'' is a three-issue comic book limited series published from June to August 1982 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Mark Gruenwald, with art by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton.
This series was si ...
, a character in ''
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions
''Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions'' is a three-issue comic book limited series published from June to August 1982 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Mark Gruenwald, with art by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton.
This series was si ...
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Defensor (''Transformers''), a character in the media franchise
People
*Defensor, a monk, compiler of the early medieval anthology ''
Liber Scintillarum''
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Arthur Defensor Sr. (born 1941), a Filipino politician
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Arthur Defensor Jr. (born 1969), a Filipino politician
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Matias Defensor Jr. (born 1943), a Filipino politician
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Mike Defensor
Michael Tan Defensor (, born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician who most recently served as the Party-list Representative for Anakalusugan from 2019 to 2022. He is also the CEO of Pax Libera Mining, Inc.
Defensor began his political ca ...
(born 1969), a Filipino politician
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Miriam Defensor Santiago
Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago ('' née'' Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executi ...
(1945–2016), a Filipino academic, lawyer and statesman
Sports
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Defensor Arica
Defensor Arica was a Peruvian football club based in Breña, Lima. The club was founded in 1929 and reached the Peruvian Second Division in 1947. They were subsequently promoted to the first division in 1964. Their greatest achievement was second ...
, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor Casablanca, a Chilean Football club
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Defensores de Belgrano
Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised sec ...
, an Argentine sports club
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Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, an Argentine sports club
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Defensores de Cambaceres, an Argentine football club
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Defensor La Bocana
Defensor La Bocana is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Sechura, Piura, Peru.
History
In the 2013 Copa Perú, the club classified to the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by Willy Serrato in the semifinals.
In the 2014 Copa Per ...
, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor Lima
Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Perúvian football club located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.
The club plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
The club ...
, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor San Alejandro, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor San José, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievem ...
, a sports club in Uruguay
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Defensores Unidos, an Argentine football club
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Defensor Villa del Mar
Club Deportivo Defensor Villa del Mar is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima, Peru. The club is the biggest of Villa El Salvador city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province. The club were founded 1972, playing in the Copa Per ...
, a Peruvian football club
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Defensor Zarumilla, a Peruvian football club
Other uses
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El Defensor de Granada
''El Defensor de Granada'' (The Defender of Granada) was a Spanish newspaper with liberal-progressive ideology that was published in Granada between the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century. It disappeared after the outb ...
'' ('The Defender of Granada'), 19th/early 20th century Spanish newspaper
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El Defensor del Obrero
''El Defensor del Obrero'' ('The Defender of the Worker') was a newspaper published in Montevideo, Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It sha ...
'' ('The Defender of the Worker'), Uruguayan newspaper 1895–1896
See also
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Defender (disambiguation)
Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to:
*Defense (military)
* Defense (sports)
**Defender (association football)
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The Defender'' (1994 ...
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Protector (disambiguation)
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Defensor matrimonii
The defender of the bond ( la, defensor vinculi or ''defensor matrimonii'') is a Catholic Church official whose duty is to defend the marriage bond in the procedure prescribed for the hearing of matrimonial causes which involve the validity or ...
'' ('defender of the bond') a Catholic Church official
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Defensor pacis'' ('defender of peace'), a 1324 tract by Marsilius of Padua about popular sovereignty
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Defensor minor'', written around 1342
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Defensor Fortis
The United States Air Force Security Forces (SF) are the ground combat force and military police service of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. USAF Security Forces (SF) were formerly known as Military Police (MP), Air Police (AP), and Sec ...
'', motto of United States Air Force Security Forces
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Fidei defensor
Defender of the Faith ( la, Fidei Defensor or, specifically feminine, '; french: Défenseur de la Foi) is a phrase that has been used as part of the full style of many English, Scottish, and later British monarchs since the early 16th century. It ...
'' ('defender of the faith'), a phrase used as part of the full style of many monarchs and heads of state
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