Term: department of defense: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
Candidate hypernym: organization: a group of people who work together → 1
Candidate hypernym: local authority: an administrative unit of local government → 0
Candidate hypernym: landing: structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods → 0
Candidate hypernym: canada violet: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks → 0
Candidate hypernym: xyridales: an order of monocotyledonous herbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: pentecostalism: the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues → 0
Candidate hypernym: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development → 0
Candidate hypernym: stock buyback: a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt) → 0
Candidate hypernym: areolar tissue: fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net → 0
Candidate hypernym: whaler: a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales → 0
Candidate hypernym: indestructibility: the strength to resist destruction → 0