honor society

noun

: a society for the recognition of scholarly achievement especially of undergraduates

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For example, Ed Equity Lab has formed its own honor society, which recognized more than 900 scholars for their outstanding achievements last spring. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 According to the complaint, the student’s parents, Dale and Jennifer Harris, a math teacher and an author respectively, first reached out to their son’s school after he was denied entry into the honor society over his previous use of AI. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Farrell said the internal investigation found that several other students who had been able to join the honor society had previously been disciplined, including one separate case of an infraction that also involved the use of AI. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Redding was inducted in UM’s prestigious Iron Arrow honor society this spring. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for honor society 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honor society was in 1886

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“Honor society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20society. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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