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There are several contexts in which students might find the word '''title''' without being quite clear what it means.  For some of these, see [[title]].  This is about the titles that are given to people in UK society.

*If you are asked to fill in your '''title''' in a form, it means such names, or descriptions or labels, as '''Mr''' for a man, and '''Miss''', '''Mrs''' or '''Ms''' for a woman.  (For a complication involving women's titles, click [[Miss - Mrs - Ms - M/s|here]]; for some advice on punctuation, click [[Punctuation of abbreviations|here]].)   Other such titles include [[Dr]] and [[Professor]].
*In studying History or Literature, you may want to know about "people of title" - the '''aristocracy'''; the upper classes.  These are the people of privilege who have been ennobled for services to the state.  They have titles that allow them some respect and privileged treatment.  In the [[UK]] Parliament, members of this group used to sit by right of their birth in the '''House of Lords'''.  There is a List of the different levels of the peerage [[Ranks of the peerage|here]].
*A '''title''' may also be the 'label' attached to a particular job or position.  The title of the Head of the USA is that of '''President''', and this title is held by whoever won the last elction to the position.  (All living predecessors are usually accorded the courtesy title of "Mr President".)
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