There are lots of Acronyms used in Rotary, here are a list of some of the more commonly used ones and their meanings (in alphabetic order):
| AG | Assistant Governor (also known as Assistant District Governor) | |
| CALMED | Collaborative Action in Lowering Maternity Encountered Death | |
| CLP | Club Leadership Plan | |
| COL | Council on Legislation | |
| DCM | District Council Meeting | |
| DDF | District Designated Funds (to do with Foundation) | |
| DG | District Governor | |
| DGE | District Governor Elect (the next DG) | |
| DGN | District Governor Nominee (the next DGE | |
| DOTS | District Officer Training Seminar | |
| DRFC | District Rotary Foundation Committee | |
| DSG | District Simplified Grant | |
| GETS | Governor Elect Training | |
| GSE | Group Study Exchange | |
| IPDG | Immediate Past District Governor | |
| MDR | Membership Development & Retention | |
| MOP | Manual of Procedure | |
| MPRC | Marketing and Public Relations Committee | |
| ORDS | Online Rotary Dining Steward | |
| P | President (Club) | |
| PDG | Past District Governor | |
| PE | President Elect (Club) | |
| PETS | President Elect Training Seminar | |
| PHF | Paul Harris Fellow | |
| PI | Public Image | |
| Polio Plus | The programme of The Rotary Foundation to immunize the children of the world against poliomyelitis | |
| PP | Past President (Club) | |
| PRID | Past Rotary International Director | |
| PRIP | Past Rotary International President | |
| PRIT | Past Rotary International Treasurer | |
| PRLS | Potential Rotary Leader Seminar | |
| RC | Rotary Club | |
| RDS | Rotary Dining Steward | |
| RI | Rotary International | |
| RGBI | Rotary Great Britain & Ireland | |
| RID | Rotary International Director | |
| RIP | Rotary International President | |
| RIPE | Rotary International President Elect | |
| RIPN | Rotary International President Nominee | |
| RIPPR | Rotary International President's Personal Representative | |
| Rotary GB&I | Rotary International Britain and Ireland | |
| Rtn | Rotarian | |
| RYE | Rotary Youth Exchange | |
| RYLA | Rotary Youth Leadership Award | |
| SMT | Senior Management Team | |
| TOR | Terms of Reference | |
| TRF | The Rotary Foundation | |
| VTT | Vocational Training Team | |
| VP | Vice President | |
| YAAG | Year At A Glance | |
| YEP | Youth Exchange Programme | |
| YIR | Yours in Rotary | |
| 3H Grant | Health, Hunger and Humanity Grant |
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