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Definition of Right Honourable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Right Honourable

adjective
 
/ˌraɪt ˈɒnərəbl/
 
/ˌraɪt ˈɑːnərəbl/
[only before noun]
(abbreviation Rt Hon)
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  1. the Right Honourable…
    a title of respect used when talking to or about a person of high social rank, especially a lord
  2. the/my Right Honourable…
    the title of respect used by Members of Parliament in the UK when talking to or about a senior Member of Parliament during a debate
    • my Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for the Environment
  3. compare honourable
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noun
 
 
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