defender : Idioms & Phrases
defender of the faith
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noun a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
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public defender
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noun a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
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red hand defenders
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noun a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
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