defence policy vs defence program

defence policy and defence program both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defence policy	Yes	No	No	No
defence program	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defence policy and defence program are synonyms defined as:

defence policy and defence program: a program for defending a country against its enemies

Other synonyms of defence policy include defense policy, defense program.

defence policy (noun)	defence program (noun)
a program for defending a country against its enemies	a program for defending a country against its enemies