Italian Honorifics - State Rules

State Rules

  • Presidente – pres. (President): used for the President of the Republic, or for the President of the Senate, of the Chamber of Deputies, of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister), of the Constitutional Court, of a Region Council, for Judges president of a Court
  • Presidente emerito – pres. em. (Emeritus President): used for ex President of the Republic
  • Senatore – sen. (Senator): some are for life (ex Presidents of the Republic and persons who glorified the Country)
  • Onorevole – on. (Honourable Member of the Chamber of Deputies)
  • Ministro – min. (Minister)
  • Giudice (Judge)
  • Console – cons. (Consul)
  • others

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