honor society

noun

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

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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 According to a GoFundMe page created to help with funeral expenses, Dye was a member of the honor society and the ASG’s NAACP chapter. —

Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for honor society

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of honor society was in 1886

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