ceremonial titles
Official rank names
Ceremonial titles are honorific designations that carry prestige but little or no actual authority.
A monarch may be head of state with only ceremonial duties; a chairman emeritus retains the title without the power.
The phrase often implies that real authority lies elsewhere: His position as president was largely ceremonial—the CEO made all the decisions.
- baronLow-ranking peer
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- kingMale crowned ruler
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
generalissimo · crown · cardinal · honorifics · duchess · investiture · privy council · chief · imam · queen · shaman · grand vizier · lama · rector · eminence · viscount · lord mayor · knight commander
functional authority
ceremonial titlesworking titles
Temporary project names
executive authority · real power · managerial roles · decision-making authority · executive power