honorary

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The motion to remove Mountbatten-Windsor's honorary Freedom three years ago was carried unanimously at a full council meeting.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were awarded the honorary Freedom on a visit to York, a year after their marriage.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He was nominated for three other Oscars and received an honorary Oscar in 2002, which Streisand presented to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Then came a shift in 2016, when the Academy gave an honorary Oscar to Lynn Stalmaster, who cast hundreds of films and jump-started the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta and Christopher Reeve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“So...If he was like an honorary Tartar, they wouldn’t have killed him?”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman