adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an honorary member (= one who has been given membership as an honour )
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He was made an honorary member of the Botanical Society.
honorary membership (= having been given membership as an honor )
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His work won him honorary membership of the London Medical Society.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
chairman
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In recognition of his outstanding service, Berndt Schultz was made honorary chairman .
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He is the son of its founder and honorary chairman Chung Ju Yung.
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He was also an enthusiastic sportsman, and was recently appointed an honorary chairman of Selkirk Cricket Club.
degree
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After receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, she delivered her speech in a mature and confident manner.
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Awards: Erma Bombeck holds 15 honorary degrees .
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From 1969 it was awarding honorary degrees .
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He has long since withdrawn his name from Who's Who, declines to accept honorary degrees and refuses to be interviewed.
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The universities of Manchester, St Andrews, and Cambridge awarded him honorary degrees in 1919.
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His acceptance of an honorary degree from the anti-Catholic Bob Jones University in 1999 continues to stir controversy.
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He was awarded honorary degrees by Algiers, Glasgow and Oxford.
doctorate
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Elizabeth visited Ivy not long after the University of Leeds had given her an honorary doctorate , in May 1960.
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In addition to seeking goodwill and international business links, Brown will receive an honorary doctorate from Seoul University.
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In December, she was awarded an honorary doctorate .
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And the Corcoran School of Art has awarded him an honorary doctorate .
fellow
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From 1951 to 1953 he was president of the Royal Meteorological Society, which made him an honorary fellow in 1976.
member
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In 1872 he was elected a life honorary member of the Manchester Association of Engineers.
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Soon after his arrival, Luks was elected an honorary member of the Boston Art Club.
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Mr Ball expressed concern about likely members and honorary members, with many proxy votes.
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When Hanmer retired from his duties, the club made him an honorary member , and he lunches there weekly.
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Before Abbotsfield, he had been to all intents and purposes an honorary member of the Molland family.
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I had my own club, the New Club, where I was an honorary member .
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Hope, who was an honorary member of the Institute, restated the views expressed in the Memorials.
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A handful of professionals are admitted as honorary members .
president
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He became honorary president of the region's truffle farmers' union.
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It was a great honor; she would serve with Commander Richard Byrd, honorary president .
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He's also an honorary President of his home team, Stoke.
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Now he heads an organization of which she is honorary president .
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A perky Starostin shared in much of the pleasure: he was Spartak's honorary president when he died.
secretary
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A cheque for that amount in pounds was later presented to Captain Shearer, honorary secretary of Eastbourne lifeboat.
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And she is honorary secretary of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors, which also tackles live issues in the area.
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Rawnsley, honorary secretary until his death, oversaw the acquisition of large areas of countryside.
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She was honorary secretary of the Schoolmistresses' Association and in 1867 its president.
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She joined the Women's Social and Political Union and became its joint honorary secretary .
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She served as its honorary secretary and then as chairman.
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He was president of the county in 1964 and 1965 and was honorary secretary for 26 years until his death.
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Club honorary secretary Chris Mountain said that it was the best start to a season he had seen the team make.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Montalban is the commission's honorary chairman.
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She was made an honorary citizen of Oklahoma that year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A keen music lover he was also honorary general secretary of the Darlington Music Festival which finished at the weekend.
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A perky Starostin shared in much of the pleasure: he was Spartak's honorary president when he died.
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He's also an honorary President of his home team, Stoke.
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He had a distinguished war record and on demobilisation in 1945 he became an honorary colonel, Army Medical Service.
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In future Presidents were purely honorary .
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It was a great honor; she would serve with Commander Richard Byrd, honorary president.
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We refer to them affectionately as the honorary founders of the club.