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.

All labels observed (4)

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

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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

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Referenced by (89)

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

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister of Rural Economic Development style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister of Education (New Zealand) style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Privy Council of Jamaica styleOfMembers The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Rosalind Shand nobleTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier style The Honorable
subject surface form: Premier of South Australia
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Secretary for Security of Hong Kong style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Nancy Greene hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Judith Collins hasHonorificTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Marina Ogilvy title The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Takeo Fukuda honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Sir George Frederick Stanley nobleTitle The Honorable
subject surface form: George Frederick Stanley
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Barbara McDougall hasHonorificTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Philip Morrell hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Chief Minister of Delhi style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Ryutaro Hashimoto honorificTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister of Canadian Heritage hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Alexander Downer honorificTitle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister for Defence Industry style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition (Australia) style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales) hasTitleStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Minister for Finance of Australia style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
President of the Legislative Council hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Treasurer of Australia style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Quentin Bryce honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Amédée E. Forget honorificPrefix The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Commissioner styleOfAddress The Honorable
subject surface form: Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
this entity surface form: The Honourable
FST styleOfAddress The Honorable
subject surface form: Financial Secretary to the Treasury (UK)
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Premier of Barbados styleOfAddress The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
President of the Senate of Bermuda hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) style The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable
President of the Western Australian Legislative Council hasStyle The Honorable
this entity surface form: The Honourable