defense vs military action

military action vs defense

defense and military action both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
military action	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, military action is a hypernym of defense; that is, military action is a word with a broader meaning than defense:

defense: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
military action: a military engagement

Other hypernyms of defense include action.

defense (noun)	military action (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	a military engagement
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Difference between defense and military action

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