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{{wiktionary|defensor}}
'''Defensor''', the Latin word from which [[Defender]] and its equivalents in various languages stem, refers to:
'''Defensor''' (Latin, 'one who defends') may refer to:
*[[Defensor civitatis]], a function in the Roman and Byzantine Empire, with later imitations
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*In canon law: [[defensor matrimonii]]
==Arts, entertainment and media==
*The princely title [[Fidei defensor]], Defensor Perpétuo do Império do Brasil
* [[Defensor (comics)]], a character in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions]]''
*The title of various publications, such as the tract [[Defensor pacis]]
* [[Defensor (Transformers)|Defensor (''Transformers'')]], a character in the media franchise
*A surname, as in [[Miriam Defensor-Santiago]]
*A [[Marvel Comics]] superhero that debuted in the original [[Contest of Champions]]
*Any of several characters from the [[Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]. [[Defensor (Transformers)]]
*[[Defensor Sporting Club]], football club in Uruguay


==People==
The plural '''Defensores''' can be:
*Defensor, a monk, compiler of the early medieval anthology ''[[Liber Scintillarum]]''
* The name of various sports teams, especially in Latin America
*[[Arthur Defensor Sr.]] (born 1941), a Filipino politician
*[[Arthur Defensor Jr.]] (born 1969), a Filipino politician
*[[Matias Defensor Jr.]] (born 1943), a Filipino politician
*[[Mike Defensor]] (born 1969), a Filipino politician
*[[Miriam Defensor Santiago]] (1945–2016), a Filipino academic, lawyer and statesman


==Sports==
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* [[Defensor Arica]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor Casablanca]], a Chilean Football club
* [[Defensores de Belgrano]], an Argentine sports club
* [[Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo]], an Argentine sports club
* [[Defensores de Cambaceres]], an Argentine football club
* [[Defensor La Bocana]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor Lima]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor San Alejandro]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor San José]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor Sporting]], a sports club in Uruguay
* [[Defensores Unidos]], an Argentine football club
* [[Defensor Villa del Mar]], a Peruvian football club
* [[Defensor Zarumilla]], a Peruvian football club

== See also ==
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* [[Defender (disambiguation)]]
* [[Protector (disambiguation)]]
* ''[[Defensor matrimonii]]'' ('defender of the bond') a Catholic Church official
* ''[[Defensor pacis]]'' ('defender of peace'), a 1324 tract by Marsilius of Padua about popular sovereignty
** ''[[Defensor minor]]'', written around 1342
* ''[[Defensor Fortis]]'', motto of United States Air Force Security Forces
* ''[[Fidei defensor]]'' ('defender of the faith'), a phrase used as part of the full style of many monarchs and heads of state
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