honorary

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(especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course of study:

She received an honorary doctorate from Exeter University in recognition of her work for the homeless.

An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made:

Charities often have a well-known person as their honorary treasurer.

given as a reward, without qualifying in a standard way:

The university awards honorary degrees to various distinguished people each year.

given to someone in order to show respect for their achievements rather than through study, payment, etc.:

honorary award/degree/membership

relating to a position that is given to someone in order to show respect and for which no payment is made:

an honorary chair/chairman/chairwoman