honorary colonel (English, noun)
expansion: honorary colonel (plural honorary colonels)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: 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.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A senior officer of the regiment, carrying considerable moral authority as the symbolic and ceremonial head of the a regiment.
Forms:
form: honorary colonels
tags: plural