The Right Honourable in the context of "Prime Minister of Canada"

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⭐ Core Definition: The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia and Nepal.

Right in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, The Right Honourable is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the third person along with a name or noun to be modified.

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👉 The Right Honourable in the context of Prime Minister of Canada

The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. As first minister, the prime minister selects ministers to form the Cabinet.

Not outlined in any constitutional document, the prime minister is appointed by the monarch's representative, the governor general, and the office exists per long-established convention. Constitutionally, executive authority is vested in the monarch (who is the head of state), but the powers of the monarch and governor general are nearly always exercised on the advice of the Cabinet, which is collectively responsible to the House of Commons. Canadian prime ministers are appointed to the Privy Council and styled as the Right Honourable (French: le très honorable), a privilege maintained for life.

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The Right Honourable in the context of Lord Mayor of London

The Lady Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lady Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style The Right Honourable Lady Mayor of London.

One of the world's oldest continuously elected civic offices, it is entirely separate from the directly elected mayor of London, a political office controlling a budget which covers the much larger area of Greater London. Dame Susan Langley serves as the 697th Lord/Lady Mayor (for 2025–2026).

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The Right Honourable in the context of Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton

The Rt Hon. Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, KG (1536–1593), was a baron in the Peerage of England. Lord Grey de Wilton is now largely remembered for his memoir of his father, for participating in the last defence of Calais (1558), and for his involvement in the massacre after the Siege of Smerwick (1580) on Corca Dhuibhne in County Kerry. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1580 until 1582.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Lord Mayor of London ← Prime Minister of Canada ← Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton ← Prime minister of Canada ← Canadian prime minister
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Stipple engraving → George Cornewall Lewis → Home Secretary → Abbreviation → Honorific → Style (form of address) → United Kingdom → British Empire → Commonwealth of Nations → Canada → New Zealand → Australia → Nepal → Adverb → Adjectival phrase → Grammatical person →