Chequers
noun
an estate and country house in S England, in central Buckinghamshire: the official country residence of the British prime minister
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Chequers
1 British
/ ˈtʃɛkəz /
noun
chequers
2
British
/ ˈtʃɛkəz /
noun
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He called an emergency Cobra meeting and worked from Chequers, the prime minister's official country residence, instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He described it as a "really, really tough" decision which he ultimately came to that weekend with his wife, Victoria, and teenage children at Chequers, the prime minister's countryside residence.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The Observer said Starmer would "set out a timetable for his departure", noting he had been holding weekend talks from Chequers, the countryside retreat for prime ministers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Observer said he would "set out a timetable for his departure", noting he had been holding weekend talks from Chequers, the countryside retreat for prime ministers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Very severely did Mr. Chadber give him to understand that guests of that description were entirely unknown at the Chequers.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer
There are only 16 recorded wild service, or "chequers", trees in Denbighshire, but after harvesting their seed, the council's tree nursery now has dozens of young specimens, which will eventually be planted out.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
The fruits, also known as chequers, were once used to make a type of beer, and are thought by some to have given many UK pubs and inns their names.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
Joëlle and her husband Narcisse, both from Ivory Coast, playing chequers on Aquarius.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2019
“The CT guys plays chess – it’s a real strategic game – but sometimes when you come back down to chequers it kinda simplifies things a lot more.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2017
It will be seen that the piece D contains fifty-two chequers, and this is the largest piece that it is possible to preserve under the conditions.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
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