CQ

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CQ can mean:

• A copyediting notation, to signify that an unusual-looking spelling or word usage has been double-checked, based originally on the Latin phrase cadit quaestio
• casu quo, Latin for "in this case"
• Central Queensland, an area in Australia
• National Order of Quebec, or the Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec ("Knight of the National Order of Quebec"), Canadian decoration post-nominal letters)
• Congressional Quarterly, a publication that summarizes the legislative activities of the United States Congress
• "Carrier Qualification", referring to the requirement for Navy and Marine pilots to land their plane on an aircraft carrier before winning their wings
• Circular Quay, New South Wales, a main area of Sydney Harbor, Australia
• "Charge of Quarters", a military duty performed by an NCO (the CQ) and another soldier (the ACQ, Assistant CQ); typically involves making sure the common areas are clean, and that no one is disturbing their neighbors
• Constellation Airlines: IATA airline designator of this defunct Belgian airline
• CQ (call), a code used by radio operators to make a general call, extending an invitation to other operators listening on that channel to respond.
• CQ Amateur Radio is an amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in the United States that sponsors a variety of on-air contests and operating awards
• CQ (film), a 2001 film directed by Roman Coppola and starring Jeremy Davies and Angela Lindvall
• Cultural intelligence, a management theory
• Northern Mariana Islands: FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram
• "CQ - Allgemeiner Anruf", a christian band from Germany
• Norinco CQ a Chinese clone of the M16A1