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military honours

British

plural noun

ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc

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President Lai Ching-te officially welcomed Pena on Friday with military honours, including cannon salutes and red carpet, ahead of a sit-down meeting.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Merz leaves Berlin Tuesday and is scheduled to be welcomed with military honours on Wednesday in Beijing by Prime Minister Li Qiang before later meeting Xi for talks and a dinner, Hille said.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

But despite the pomp and full military honours, this has been a chastening experience for the Cuban Revolution.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

According to the report, the Ukrainian leader will be received by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with military honours on May 14 before flying to Aachen later in the day to receive the 2023 Charlemagne Prize.

From Reuters • May 3, 2023

One of his happy thoughts was the institution of a system of rewards in the Division apart from but supplementary to the usual military honours.

From The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' by MacDonagh, Michael

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