the Ministry of Defence

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the Ministry of Defence [the Ministry of Defence] BrE NAmE (abbrthe MOD)
the British government department in charge of the armed forces. It was established in 1964, when the ↑Admiralty, the ↑War Office and the Air Ministry were joined together. It is in ↑Whitehall and the title of its head is ↑Secretary of State for Defence.