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honours list

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honours list
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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit a list of those who have had or are having an honour, esp a peerage or membership of an order of chivalry, conferred on them
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Noun1.honours list - a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom


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Byline: Jack Diamond SURELY I am not the only person who is asking for a reality check on this year's New Years Honours list, ie a knighthood for sportsmen/women.
Earlier in the week, the honours list board was accused of snubbing disabled athletes.
But the honours list remains for the majority a valid and appropriate way of acknowledging achievement.
 
 
 
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