Order of Merit

British

noun

an order conferred on civilians and servicemen for eminence in any field

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Order of Merit

He said he was returning the Gold Officer's Cross of the Polish Order of Merit.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

In 2012 he received the coveted Order of Merit, which Queen Elizabeth II presented to him at Buckingham Palace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Queen Elizabeth II knighted Stoppard in 1997 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 2000 for his services to drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron – who once as a student himself bought newspapers from Mr Akbar – is to decorate him next month with the Order of Merit, one of France's highest honours.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

He refused the Order of Merit, which the President of the Republic awarded him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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