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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation combined heat and power

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  • abbreviation Chiapas, a state of Mexico
  • abbreviation combined heat and power

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Examples

  • Kemal Kilicdaroglu said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his traditionally left-of-center Republican People 's Party, or CHP, is about to announce proposals for a flat tax to slash Turkey' s massive underground economy, and has dropped its long-standing opposition to letting female students wear headscarves in universities.

    Turkish Party Recasts Image Marc Champion 2010

  • I don't think the CHP is going to be happy about that. freemachine lol!

    Timur Bekmambetov on Red Asphalt? | /Film 2010

  • I just read an article in my local newspaper today that said the starting pay for a CHP is over $60,000 a year (no overtime, education or any other bump is considered in that figure, and the state picks up all of their retirement, courtesy of a new 8% raise to cover their mandatory contribution).

    Spray and Pray: Why cops should go back to carrying revolvers 2006

  • Zarrindej said she misplaced the ticket, and a week later she called a CHP number that

    San Diego News 2010

  • Western capitals concluded the CHP was a less attractive partner than the AKP, which appeared more committed to building a free market, improving civil rights and taking Turkey into the European Union.

    Turkish Party Recasts Image Marc Champion 2010

  • The party, known as CHP, fought the election on a platform of social reform and democracy, accusing the prime minister of increasing authoritarianism, as well as raising concerns about the ruling party's Islamic roots.

    Turkey Holds Parliament Elections 2011

  • "But the CHP has been a major problem for so many people so I decided I had to do something."

    A Question of Law and Order Jim Carlton 2012

  • The party, known as CHP, fought the election on a platform of social reform and democracy, accusing the prime minister of increasing authoritarianism, as well as raising concerns about the ruling party's Islamic roots.

    Turkey Holds Parliament Elections 2011

  • "The CHP is a professional law enforcement agency and demands its employees conduct themselves appropriately at all times," the agency said in a statement.

    At Long Last, A Small Justice 2010

  • I guess I could call CHP about the accident Chilton refers to.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

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