The Right Honourable
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The Right Honourable is a formal honorific style traditionally used in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries for certain high-ranking officials, including senior ministers and members of the Privy Council.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | 0 | 1 |
| The Right Honourable (for certain office holders) | 0 | 1 |
| The Right Honourable Lord Justice | 0 | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal title
→
honorific style → |
| abbreviation |
Rt Hon
→
The Rt Hon → |
| appliesTo |
certain senior government ministers
→
members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom → some members of the Cabinet in the United Kingdom → some prime ministers in Commonwealth realms → some speakers of legislative bodies → |
| associatedWith |
British honours system
→
Commonwealth honours traditions → |
| contrastsWith | The Honourable → |
| denotes | elevated rank or status → |
| governingBodyForUse |
Privy Council
→
surface form:
Privy Council (United Kingdom)
national governments in Commonwealth realms → |
| hasFormalityLevel | high → |
| historicalOrigin | British political and social customs → |
| isNonHereditary | true → |
| isStyleOfAddress | true → |
| language | English → |
| usedBefore |
official title
→
personal name → |
| usedIn |
Australia
→
Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom → some Commonwealth countries → |
| usedInContext |
formal correspondence
→
official documents → parliamentary proceedings → |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Rushworth Jellicoe
this entity surface form:
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
The Right Honourable (for certain office holders)
this entity surface form:
The Right Honourable Lord Justice