Collocations for the word defence when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| defence forces | 1316 |
| defence force | 1083 |
| defence upon | 848 |
| defence service | 801 |
| defence expenditure | 383 |
| defence policy | 371 |
| australian defence | 273 |
| defence services | 245 |
| defence purposes | 188 |
| defence department | 168 |
| defence vote | 168 |
| defence equipment | 154 |
| defence act | 143 |
| defence capacity | 135 |
| defence matters | 133 |
| civil defence | 132 |
| defence spending | 128 |
| defence preparedness | 119 |
| forward defence | 115 |
| defence capability | 100 |
| defence planning | 96 |
| defence statement | 93 |
| defence arrangements | 92 |
| defence budget | 92 |
| defence policies | 92 |
| defence committee | 80 |
| defence requirements | 80 |
| defence minister | 79 |
| defence needs | 79 |
| defence system | 77 |
| defence estimates | 75 |
| defence structure | 66 |
| defence organisation | 65 |
| defence personnel | 65 |
| defence report | 65 |
| national defence | 64 |
| defence procurement | 63 |
| defence group | 62 |
| defence effort | 60 |
| defence orders | 59 |
| defence program | 57 |
| naval defence | 57 |
| defence industries | 56 |
| defence would | 56 |
| joint defence | 55 |
| defence said | 54 |
| defence establishments | 52 |
| air defence | 51 |
| defence aircraft | 51 |
| defence programme | 51 |
| defence science | 50 |
| adequate defence | 48 |
| defence industry | 47 |
| effective defence | 46 |
| total defence | 46 |
| defence installations | 44 |
| defence area | 43 |
| defence space | 43 |
| defence capabilities | 42 |
| defence review | 40 |
| guinea defence | 39 |
| new defence | 39 |
| states defence | 39 |
| defence aid | 38 |
| defence expenditures | 38 |
| defence projects | 36 |
| defence standards | 36 |
| future defence | 36 |
| defence co-operation | 35 |
| defence purchases | 35 |
| approved defence | 34 |
| defence debate | 34 |
| defence departments | 34 |
| defence establishment | 33 |
| defence administration | 31 |
| defence power | 31 |
| defence whether | 29 |
| whole defence | 29 |
| defence conditions | 28 |
| defence facilities | 28 |
| major defence | 28 |
| power defence | 28 |
| continental defence | 27 |
| defence outlay | 27 |
| defence emergency | 26 |
| defence white | 26 |
| defence made | 25 |
| defence treaty | 25 |
| defence situation | 23 |
| defence aware | 22 |
| defence field | 22 |
| defence significance | 22 |
| defence advisers | 21 |
| defence council | 21 |
| defence posture | 21 |
| government defence | 21 |
| loan defence | 21 |
| present defence | 21 |
| defence function | 20 |
| defence industrial | 20 |