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non-defence
adjective
UK(alsonondefence)uk /ˌnɒn.dɪˈfens/ us /ˌnɑːn.dɪˈfens/(USnon-defense)
not relating to or involving defence, in particular weapons and other systems that protect a country against attack: 非国防的
The promised increase in social security payments has led to painful cuts to non-defence spending.
Orders for non-defence capital goods, which reflect business spending for new equipment, fell by 1.5 percent.
He promised to freeze nondefence spending.他承诺将冻结非国防开支。
The company provides products and systems for a number of defence and non-defence applications, including radar and electronic warfare systems.
The government is insisting that non-defence spending should be restrained in the hope of cutting the annual budget deficit in half.
Government spending is likely to shift towards non-defence initiatives, such as medical research.
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