honorary colonel

noun

A title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.

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Meanings

nounhonorary colonel (plural honorary colonels)

plural honorary colonels

  1. governmentA title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.

    Synonyms: Honorable Colonel

  2. governmentA senior officer of the regiment, carrying considerable moral authority as the symbolic and ceremonial head of the a regiment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.

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Honorable Colonel
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APA

honorary colonel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20colonel

MLA

“honorary colonel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20colonel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honorary colonel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20colonel.

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