order of australia
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An order of chivalry established for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement.
Australian usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "The first step towards the new order came with the Whitlam Government of 1972-75. Proudly Australian, it abandoned imperial honours and introduced the Order of Australia."
- "On 26 January 1975, Australia Day, the Queen signed the Letters Patent founding the Order of Australia. The Governor General of Australia formally announced the new order in late February."
- "I had a similar experience when from 1981 to 1992 I served as a member of the Order of Australia council, which made recommendations for awards in the Order of Australia."
- "Children′s lawyers do not earn six figure salaries, get appointed to company boards, or Orders of Australia."
- "This is manifestly the case with the issuing of Orders of Australia and similar honours."
- "It is a fantastically simple but effective piece of policy; the Treasury officials who thought of it deserve Orders of Australia."
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage
- Informal