The Honorable

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"The Honorable" is a formal style of address used for certain public officials and dignitaries in the United States and other countries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
The Honourable 72
The Honorable canonical 15
Hon. 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf form of courtesy title
honorific
style of address
addressContext formal introductions
formal written correspondence
official documents
appliesTo cabinet ministers
certain senior government officials
dignitaries
judges
mayors
members of legislatures
public officials
category forms of address
titles of respect
countrySpecificUsage In the United States it is commonly used for federal and state judges
In the United States it is commonly used for many elected officials
In the United States it is commonly used for members of Congress
denotes official status
respect
domain diplomacy
government
protocol
language English
notUsedFor informal address
orthographyVariant The Honourable
orthographyVariantUsedIn The spelling “The Honourable” is common in Commonwealth countries
relatedConcept honorifics
styles and titles in government
shortForm Hon.
usageNote Eligibility and rules for its use vary by country and office
usedAs prefix to a person’s name
usedIn Australia
Canada
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

various Commonwealth countries

Referenced by (89)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor of Illinois style The Honorable
Governor of California style The Honorable
Under Secretary of the Navy hasStyle The Honorable
First Deemster (on advice) styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
SECVA style The Honorable
Leo McGarry hasTitle The Honorable
Lou Leon Guerrero hasTitle The Honorable
Presidency of the United States style The Honorable
Secretary of State for External Affairs style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Edward David Burt hasTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Chief Executive style The Honorable
subject surface form: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
The Hon. Gerald Lascelles honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Hon.
The Hon. Gerald Lascelles title The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Robert Courts honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Prime Minister of Fiji style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier of Victoria style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Ralph Gonsalves hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier of Saskatchewan styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
William Smith O'Brien honorificTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Speaker of the Senate style The Honorable
subject surface form: Speaker of the Senate of Canada
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Speaker of the House of Keys style The Honorable
Commissioner of Nunavut style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier of Nevis style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Finance Minister of India style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
John Robarts hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley hasHonorificTitle The Honorable
subject surface form: Mia Mottley
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Cynthia Curzon aristocraticTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Governor of Vermont styleOfAddress The Honorable
Prime Minister of Bangladesh style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Governor of Tennessee style The Honorable
The Hon. Frederick Threepwood titleHeld The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Solicitor General for Scotland style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
John Carr Munro honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
John Howard honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier of Nova Scotia style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (as Prime Minister in 2000) honorificPrefix The Honorable
subject surface form: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
this entity surface form: Hon.
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable