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PRONUNCIATION OF HONOURS LIST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONOURS LIST

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Honours list is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HONOURS LIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. The system consists of three types of award: honours, decorations and medals: ▪ Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service. ▪ Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds. ▪ Medals are used to recognise bravery, long and/or valuable service and/or good conduct.

Definition of honours list in the English dictionary

The definition of honours list in the dictionary is a list of those who have had or are having an honour, esp a peerage or membership of an order of chivalry, conferred on them.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONOURS LIST

honour
honour bright
honour guard
honour killing
Honour Moderations
honour school
honour-bound
honourability
honourable
honourable discharge
honourable mention
honourableness
honourably
honoured
honourer
honourless
honours
honours course
honours degree
honours of war

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONOURS LIST

A list
A-list
bucket list
casualty list
check list
free list
guest list
hit list
long list
mailing list
price list
reading list
reserve list
shopping list
short list
stock list
waiting list
white list
wine list
wish list
word list

Synonyms and antonyms of honours list in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «honours list» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONOURS LIST

Find out the translation of honours list to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of honours list from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «honours list» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

授勋名单
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lista de honores
570 millions of speakers

English

honours list
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्मान सूची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قائمة الشرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

список почести
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lista de honras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নাতক ডিগ্রি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

palmarès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ijazah kehormat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehrungen Liste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

優等リスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명예 목록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Honors degree
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh sách danh dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கௌரவ பட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सन्मानपूर्वक पदवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onur derecesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

graduatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lista honoruje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

список почесті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lista de onoruri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λίστα τιμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

honneurs lys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ära lista
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laud liste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honours list

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOURS LIST»

The term «honours list» is regularly used and occupies the 60.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOURS LIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about honours list

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONOURS LIST»

Discover the use of honours list in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honours list and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Honours System: Second Report of Session 2012-13, Vol. ...
Head of the Honours and Appointments Secretariat at the Cabinet Office, provided further details of the outreach activities being done to promote nominations from groups and parts of the country under-represented in the honours list, referring ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee, 2012
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Propriety and Honours: Interim Findings; Fourth Report of ...
In contrast it appears that Mrs Thatcher's resignation honours list was scrutinised by the PHSC with more success. It was alleged at the time that she had proposed , among others, Rupert Murdoch for an honorary knighthood and Jeffery Archer ...
‎2006
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The Canadian Honours System
he award of honours in Canada has always been articulated through the Honours List, originally published in the London Gazette and later the Canada Gazette. During peacetime the list is published twice yearly, once on the Sovereign's ...
Christopher McCreery, 2005
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From Refugee to OBE
When the Queen's Birthday Honours List or the Queen's New Year Honours List is published, most people believe that the people listed therein did not know they would receive the award. Although the award winners express surprise, they ...
Charles G. Strasser, 2012
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The Maple Leaf and the White Cross: A History of St. John ...
LAC, RG 2, Vol 7020, Order of St. John of Jerusalem Honours List 1958, Rear Admiral H.S. Rayner, Chair of PMC, 24 January 1958. This listed the awards in the same way that the London Gazette. LAC, RG 2, Vol. 7020, Order of St. John of  ...
Christopher McCreery, 2008
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Reforming the Lords
Peerages are usually awarded in the New Year's honours list and the Queens's Birthday honours list, or a dissolution honours list published at each general election or when a Prime Minister retires from office - a resignation honours list.
Jeremy Mitchell, Anne Davies, 1993
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On Her Majesty's Service: Royal Honours and Recognition in ...
23 This news was relayed to the Queen, and the appointment was set to take place in the 1972 new year's Honours List. adeane told Michener that he could tell Butler about the impending award if he wanted to, but that the tradition was ...
Christopher McCreery, 2008
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The Title
Honours are given to save the life of the Government. Hence the Honours List. Examine the Honours List and you can instantly tell how the Government feels in its inside. When the Honours List is full of rascals, millionaires, and – er – chumps , ...
Arnold Bennett
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Understanding A/S Level Government Politics
For example, the 2001 New Year's Honours list included the Olympic rower, Steven Redgrave KBE. The Honours list may also include the creation of peerages and the bestowing of this honour on particular individuals. Peerages are also ...
Christopher Wilson, 2003
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Blacks Greatest Homeland: Nigeria Is Born Again
On the honours list announced for the year 2004, Professor Achebe's name was prominent on the list of awardees for Nigeria's second highest honour, Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In his response to the nomination , ...
Jubil Aka, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONOURS LIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term honours list is used in the context of the following news items.
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David Cameron set to appoint up to 35 peers in dissolution honours
PM wants to pack the Lords with his Tory pals: Cameron set to appoint up to 35 peers in dissolution honours list to help get his policies through ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.10 …
Despite starting his managerial career just eight years ago, Laurent Blanc is already well on his way to boasting an honours list at least as ... «FourFourTwo, Jul 15»
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A Freemason was awarded a OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list
A Freemason was awarded a OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list. A Freemason was awarded a OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list. «Brentwood Weekly News, Jul 15»
4
Women footballers deserve New Year Honours, says former …
A quintet of former Sunderland footballers have been backed to win recognition in the New Year's Honours list, by the coach who helped to set ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
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Queen honours Edinburgh Trams saviour Sue Bruce
Her damehood was announced in the New Year's Honours List and she was formally presented with it yesterday at an investiture ceremony at ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
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Nurse to be honoured for her role in tackling Ebola crisis in Sierra …
... based in Aldershot, has been recognised for her contribution to the fight against the deadly disease in the latest Operational Honours list. «ITV News, Jul 15»
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In full: the Hong Kong honours list
In full: the Hong Kong honours list. PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 01 July, 2015, 7:05am. UPDATED : Wednesday, 01 July, 2015, 9:27am ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
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2015 Honours List
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The 2015 Honours List is published in the Government Gazette today (July 1). This is the 18th full Honours List since ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Shildon charity worker named in Queen's honours list
A DEDICATED charity worker has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's birthday honours list. Olga Bainbridge, of Shildon, ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
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Jeweller strikes gold in Queen's Honours list
The head of a leading Jewish charity has been honoured for applying his philanthropic principles to business. Mark Adelstone, chairman of the ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Honours list [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/honours-list>. Apr 2024 ».
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