defence program vs defence policy

defence program and defence policy both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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