CMG
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CMG is a post-nominal honorific indicating appointment as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry typically awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or overseas.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific suffix
ⓘ
post-nominal letters ⓘ title of honour ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British honours system
ⓘ
diplomatic service ⓘ overseas public service ⓘ |
| awardedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
distinguished service in foreign affairs
ⓘ
distinguished service overseas ⓘ |
| ceremonialHead | sovereign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility | typically citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| entitlesTo | use of the post-nominal letters CMG ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
foreign and Commonwealth affairs
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| genderSpecific | no ⓘ |
| gradeOf | Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| higherRank |
DCMG
ⓘ
KCMG ⓘ |
| highestRank | GCMG ⓘ |
| honourCategory | state decoration ⓘ |
| honourSystem | British orders, decorations and medals ⓘ |
| insigniaBelongsTo | Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| isAbbreviationOf | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notation | written in capital letters without punctuation ⓘ |
| orderEstablished | 1818 ⓘ |
| orderFoundedBy |
George IV of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
George IV
|
| orderType | order of chivalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| postNominalUsage | placed after the name of the recipient ⓘ |
| precedence |
above many other British honours of lower rank
ⓘ
below KCMG or DCMG in the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| rankInOrder | Companion ⓘ |
| standsFor | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| status | currently constituted ⓘ |
| styleConferred | no knighthood conferred ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
diplomats
ⓘ
individuals serving British interests overseas ⓘ senior civil servants ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
British honours system ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom honours system
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Order of St Michael and St George