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defend (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: defendre, from Latin defendere, from fendere 'to hit']
[I and T] to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked
::a struggle to defend our homeland
defend sth against/from sth
::the need to defend democracy against fascism
defend yourself (against/from sb/sth)
::advice on how women can defend themselves from sex attackers
defend against
::We need to defend against military aggression.
[T] to use arguments to protect something or someone from criticism, or to prove that something is right
::She was always defending her husband in front of their daughter.
::Students should be ready to explain and defend their views.
defend sb against/from sb/sth
::He defended his wife against rumours and allegations.
defend yourself (against/from sth)
::Cooper wrote to the journal immediately, defending himself.
[T] to do something in order to stop something from being taken away or in order to make it possible for something to continue
::the workers' attempts to defend their interests
::We are defending the right to demonstrate.
[I and T] to protect your own team's end of the field in a game such as Football, in order to prevent your opponents from getting points
::Bournemouth defended well throughout the game.
[T] to take part in a competition that you won the last time it was held, and try to win it again
::The world heavyweight champion was defending his title .
::the defending champion
::He is defending a Labour majority of 5,000.
[I and T] to be a lawyer for someone who has been charged with a crime
-see also prosecute prosecute
::He had top lawyers to defend him.
::Howard, defending, said Thompson had been drinking heavily.

Rusk, (David) Dean (sh)




born Feb. 9, 1909, Cherokee county, Ga., U.S.
died Dec. 20, 1994, Athens, Ga.

U.S. public official and educator.

He earned a master's degree as a Rhodes scholar at St. John's College, Oxford, and then taught at Mills College (1934-40). He served in World War II on Gen. Joseph Stilwell's staff. He later held positions in the state and war departments, helping prosecute the Korean War as an assistant secretary of state (1950). After serving as president of the Rockefeller Foundation (1952-60), he became U.S. secretary of state under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-69). A consistent defender of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War, he became a target of antiwar protests. He also opposed diplomatic recognition of communist China. After retiring from public life, he taught at the University of Georgia until 1984.