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Definition of Chief of the Defence Staff noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Chief of the Defence Staff

noun

/ˌtʃiːf əv ðə dɪˈfens stɑːf/

/ˌtʃiːf əv ðə dɪˈfens stæf/

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the military officer in charge of all of Britain's armed forces

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