honorary
adjective
hon·or·ary
ˈä-nə-ˌrer-ē 
1
a
: having or conferring distinction
an honorary engineering society
b
: commemorative
an honorary plaque
2
: dependent on honor or a keen sense of ethical conduct for fulfillment
an honorary obligation
honorary
noun
Synonyms
Examples of honorary in a Sentence
He was awarded an honorary degree.
He's an honorary member of the club.
He is the honorary president of the commission.
Recent Examples on the Web
Crump was named a Disney Legend in 2004 and got an honorary palm reader window on Disneyland’s Main Street USA promising whimsical and weird predictions that will haunt you.
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2024
That honorary category is also the side door through which the committee installed two other performers who had been nominated before without ever being selected by voters: Warwick and MC5.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Looking for an edge Former Aztecs Cameron and Zach Thomas are serving as honorary head coaches for the showcase.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
This year's co-chairs are Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth, while Jonathan Anderson, creative director of the fashion label Loewe, and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will serve as honorary chairs.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Wilson, 67, and Hanks, 67, honorary chairs of WCRF, showed their support dressed in coordinated black and pink attire.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Golf legend Tom Watson of Kansas City was one of three honorary starters at The Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Film composer James Newton Howard, who was honored by LACO in 2022, was the honorary chair.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the $50 million CSO fundraising campaign In late 2022, Brian Moynihan and Hugh McColl, the current and former CEOs of Bank of America, came on as honorary co-chairs and helped launch the capital drive with the Spanglers.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2024
That honorary category is also the side door through which the committee installed two other performers who had been nominated before without ever being selected by voters: Warwick and MC5.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Looking for an edge Former Aztecs Cameron and Zach Thomas are serving as honorary head coaches for the showcase.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
This year's co-chairs are Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth, while Jonathan Anderson, creative director of the fashion label Loewe, and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will serve as honorary chairs.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Wilson, 67, and Hanks, 67, honorary chairs of WCRF, showed their support dressed in coordinated black and pink attire.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Golf legend Tom Watson of Kansas City was one of three honorary starters at The Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Film composer James Newton Howard, who was honored by LACO in 2022, was the honorary chair.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the $50 million CSO fundraising campaign In late 2022, Brian Moynihan and Hugh McColl, the current and former CEOs of Bank of America, came on as honorary co-chairs and helped launch the capital drive with the Spanglers.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Honorary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorary. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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honorary
adjective
hon·or·ary
ˈän-ə-ˌrer-ē
1
: given or done as a sign of honor
an honorary degree
2
: voluntary entry 1 sense 1, unpaid
honorary president
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