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  • initialism Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth nations.

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  • It was sometimes joked that "CHOGM" - the acronym for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings - stood for "cheap holidays on government money", given that the centrepiece was a weekend retreat at which leaders chatted and negotiated as equals, free from the supervision of interpreters or civil servants.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings (often referred to by the ungainly acronym CHOGM) actually predate the founding of the body itself, as they descend from gatherings known as "Colonial Conferences" which started in 1887.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • The three-day meeting, commonly referred to as CHOGM

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Despite the fact that most of the world's poor and marginalised are female, the CHOGM is a very male affair: most delegations are led by men; most world leaders are men.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • The day opened with the chairman of the reform panel saying it was "imperative" that the 2011 biennial summit, known as CHOGM, accept his team's massive report, along with a speedy timeline for implementation.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Bruce Cheadle 2011

  • The day opened with the chairman of the reform panel saying it was "imperative" that the 2011 biennial summit, known as CHOGM, accept his team's massive report, along with a speedy timeline for implementation.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Bruce Cheadle 2011

  • The CHOGM is the supreme body of the Commonwealth.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

  • The CHOGM is the supreme body of the Commonwealth.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is known as CHOGM - or Cash Handed Out [to] Greedy Men!!!

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is known as CHOGM - or Cash Handed Out [to] Greedy Men!!!

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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