CDL

CDL is the abbreviation of:

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a senior appointment in the British cabinet
• Chief of Defence Logistics, formerly a senior appointment in the British Armed Forces

Organizations

• California Digital Library
• Canadian Defence Lawyers
• House of Freedoms (Casa delle Libertà; CdL), a former political alliance in Italy
• China Democratic League, a social liberal political party in China
• Chung Dahm Learning, is an English language institute in South Korea
• Citadel Broadcasting Corporation stock ticker until early 2010
• Citizens for Decency through Law, pro-censorship advocacy body
• City Developments Limited, a Singapore-based international real estate development company
• College du Leman, a Swiss boarding and day school

Technology

• Canal Defence Light, a World War 2 British secret weapon
• Character Description Language
• Color Decision List
• Common Data Link
• Compiler Description Language, to develop computer compilers
• Command Language Definition of DCL
• Configuration Deviation List, see List of aviation, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
• Controlled digital lending, a model of digital library

Other uses

• Call of Duty League, a professional esports league for the video game series Call of Duty
• Child-directed language, or baby talk
• Commercial driver's license, for commercial motor vehicles (trucks, buses etc.)
• Container-deposit legislation, any law that requires the collection of a monetary deposit on beverage containers
• 450 in Roman numerals "CDL"