honorary colonel
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[edit]Noun
[edit]honorary colonel (plural honorary colonels)
- (military) 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.
- (military) A senior officer of the regiment, carrying considerable moral authority as the symbolic and ceremonial head of the a regiment.
Synonyms
[edit]- Honorable Colonel (obsolete)