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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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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

"When we buried him in Slovyansk, land was being liberated and we thought the war would soon end," Natalia explains, after the reburial ceremony conducted with military honours.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Odinga will also be accorded a state funeral with full military honours, Ruto said.

From BBC

President Hichilema and senior officials had been prepared to receive the coffin with full military honours, and plans were set for the body to lie in state at Lungu's residence before a funeral this Sunday and burial the following day.

From BBC

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