Defence Council may refer to:
- Croatian Defence Council, the main military formation of the Croats during the Bosnian War charged with achieving military objectives
- Defence Council of the United Kingdom, the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories
- Provisional National Defence Council, the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown on the previous election
Famous quotes containing the words defence and/or council:
“They aroused me to a determination to understand more fully the position of women, and the character of those men who talk so much of the need of our being “protected”Mremoving from us, meanwhile, what are often the very weapons of our defence [sic], occupations, and proper and encouraging remuneration.”
—Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875)
“I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)