Chief of Defence Staff

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CDS
Pronunciation
/ʧif əv dɪˈfɛns stæf/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Other meanings of CDS