Medal of Honor

noun phrase

: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy

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This includes increasing the award for the IEEE Medal of Honor, MoH, to $2M. The IEEE MoH award winner will be announced in a press conference in early 2025 and presented at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan in April 2025. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 The Presidential Medal of Honor is the nation's highest civilian honor. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 This book covers the past 100 years of the IEEE Medal of Honor. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2024 Kapaun, a Catholic priest, received the Medal of Honor in 2013. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Medal of Honor 

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Medal of Honor was in 1861

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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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