Chief of Defence Staff
Key Facts
Abbreviation
CDS
Pronunciation
/ʧif əv dɪˈfɛns stæf/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military
Examples in Context
- General the Lord Guthrie was the first officer not to be promoted upon appointment as Chief of the Defence staff – a role he held from 1997 to 2001.
- General David Richards, the new chief of the defence staff, has drawn his own line in the sand : the army cannot shed more than 10000 soldiers.
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