OVERVIEW
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Greetings, introductions, farewells
Nouns.
- farewell (plural: farewells) an expression of good wishes at parting.
- first name/given name the name given to a person, as distinguished from an inherited family name; first name; Christian name.
- greeting (plural: greetings) a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.
- introduction (plural: introductions) a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others.
- last name/family name/surname (plural: names, surnames) the name that a person has in common with other family members.
- title (plural: titles) a name that describes someone’s position or job.
Verbs.
- to introduce/to present someone. to present a person to another so as to make acquainted.
- to meet someone. to become acquainted with; be introduced to.
Titles. Army Ranks, Royalty, Religious and Political Titles.
- Bishop used for a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese.
- Captain used for an officer ranking in most armies above a first lieutenant and below a major.
- Cardinal used for a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- Colonel used for an officer ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general.
- Congressman a male politician elected into the House of Representatives.
- Congresswoman a female politician elected into the House of Representatives.
- Corporal used for the lowest ranking non-commissioned office.
- Dr. used for a person licensed to practice medicine; a person who has been awarded a doctor’s degree.
- Father plus first and/or last name is used to address a Catholic priest.
- General used for an officer ranking above a lieutenant general.
- King used for a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- Lieutenant used for a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces.
- Major used for a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- Miss a common title for an unmarried woman.
- Mr. a title of respect prefixed to a man’s name or position.
- Mrs. a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman.
- Officer used for a member of a police department.
- Pope used for the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- President used for the highest executive officer of a modern republic; an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.
- Prince used for a non-reigning male member of a royal family.
- Princess used for a non-reigning female member of a royal family.
- Private used for a soldier in the enlisted ranks.
- Professor a title for a faculty member in higher education.
- Queen used for a female sovereign or monarch; the wife of a king.
- Reverend a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order.
- Senator a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate.
- Sergeant used for a non-commissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- Sir a respectful or formal term of address used to a man; the distinctive title of a knight.
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