The definition of honorary refers to some distinction, status or award given without the person bestowed with the honor being made to fulfill the usual requirements, or a person who has been bestowed with such an honor, or a person holding a position without being paid for it. Honorary consul. Honorary vice president.
Hon. is an abbreviation for honourable and , honorary when they are used as part of a person's title.
An honorary male or honorary man is a woman who is accorded the status of a man without disrupting the patriarchal status quo. Such a woman might be considered "one of the guys" by the men she associates with.
: a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important.
A person of exceptional merit, a non-United States citizen, may be declared an honorary citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States, pursuant to authorization granted by Congress.
The Honorary Auditor/s shall be required by the President to audit as and when necessary the Association's accounts for any period within their tenure of office at any date and make a report to the Council.
1 He was made an honorary knight. 2 The post of treasurer is a purely honorary position. 3 She received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in recognition of her work for the homeless. 4 The university conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
The title Honorary Professor is equivalent in standing to Professor. This Title may be conferred upon those who are able to demonstrate a national/international profile for innovation, publication and enterprise in Teaching supplemented by a record of research achievement or highly ranked scholarly publications.
Honorary membership is used to recognize people who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service and embody Rotary ideals, or those considered friends of Rotary for their support of Rotary's causes. Active members are called Rotarians, while honorary members are called honorary Rotarians.
If you're an honorary sister, you've been made a member of a convent without actually being a nun, or you're a man who's been made to feel like a member of an all-girls' group of friends, or something along those lines.
SYNONYMS. unpaid, unsalaried, without pay, without payment, for nothing. voluntary, volunteer, unrewarded. pro bono, pro bono publico.
Honorary Secretary in British English(ˈ?n?r?r? ˈs?kr?t?r?) noun. a unpaid person who is one of the managers of an organization.
given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree. holding a title or position conferred for honor only: an honorary president.
“All NPHC organizations have honorary members where they have been recognized for their work and service to the community. They have all privileges and rights just as anyone who has gone through an initiation process.
(la?f ˈm?mb?) a person who is a member of a society, club, etc until they die.
noun plural. honours, honors [noun plural] ceremony, when given as a mark of respect.
It is normal to write honorary and colorise in British English. Note: there is no choice about honorary. There is no alternative spelling.
Although honourary is sometimes encountered and is recognized by the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as a variant spelling, the preferred spelling in Canada and elsewhere in the world is honorary.
There is an amazing group of honorary Delta's that includes the likes of Lena Horne, Angela Bassett, Ruby Davis, Cicely Tyson, Winnie Mandela, “Mother†Clara Hale, Susan Taylor, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Soledad O'Brien, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Shirley Caesar and Judith Jamison among a host of
a person who is a member of a club, organization etc. but has only partial rights and privileges or subordinate status. an associate member of the golf club.
An honorarium is a voluntary payment that is given to a person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required. Honoraria are typically used to help cover costs for volunteers or guest speakers and may be considered taxable income.
An honorary contract is prepared when an employee of another organisation is coming to do a period of work/research/training within the organisation, but will not be paid directly by the organisation.
An honorary award is a gesture of respect given to an employee to recognize his or her performance and value to the organization. Honorary awards are generally symbolic.
