honorary

Besso was in Trieste working as an engineering consultant, but he came when he could, and as Einstein’s closest friend, he was made an honorary member of the Academy.

Congress unanimously passed a bill to make Bernardo de Galvez an honorary citizen of the United States in 2014.

Bratton now announced that he was appointing Ramos an honorary chaplain at the 84th Precinct where he was assigned.

An Australian woman in her late twenties told me she was an “honorary Jew” with no actual Jewish heritage.

Most of the vendors were, like this woman, honorary Jews for the night, not that Jews have a monopoly on potato pancakes.

Irishman Bob Geldof was famously made an honorary knight for his work for Live Aid.

Certain other officers are also paid, but the vice-presidency and councillorships are honorary posts.

He was given an honorary degree of the university of Oxford in 1886, and in 1888 a statue of him was erected at Birmingham.

During the whole time the club has only had two honorary secretaries, the past and the present.

(p. 66) That the naval officers who are honorary members have been valued friends to the club goes without saying.

That gives one the honorary rank of captain, but it may be a long time before I get appointed to that rank.