the MOD
noun /ˌem.əʊˈdiː/
/-oʊ-/ Definition
› abbreviation for the Ministry of Defence: the British government department that is responsible for defence, military activities, and the armed forcesGovernment departments and organizationsThe armed forces generally
(Definition of the MOD noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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