guest of honor
noun phrase
: a person who is being specially honored
She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.
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The filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf was a guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 2013.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Anthony Simeone, the 98-year-old who left school at the age of 16 in 1942 to support his family, was the guest of honor at a graduation ceremony at Cranston High School East on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to local ABC affiliate WLNE-TV.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
The possibility that after the event had come together so smoothly, the game itself might not be entertaining enough for its guest of honor.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Anthony Simeone, the 98-year-old who left school at the age of 16 in 1942 to support his family, was the guest of honor at a graduation ceremony at Cranston High School East on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to local ABC affiliate WLNE-TV.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
The possibility that after the event had come together so smoothly, the game itself might not be entertaining enough for its guest of honor.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Guest of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20of%20honor. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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