0 a person who has been given a very high honour because of their ability in a subject of study: --
a Nobel laureate
1 a person who has been given an important job or a prize because of an achievement in a particular subject: --
a Nobel laureate
Every jury-member is able to nominate laureates, the election results from majority decision.
Saraste now has the title of "resdirigent" (conductor laureate) with the orchestra.
In 1979, he was appointed its music director and, in 1992, conductor laureate.
As poet laureate, she reaches out to students throughout the state.
It is comparable to a national poet, but has no titular history (i.e. poet laureate).
The award comes with prize money, which is donated to charity organizations of the laureates choice.
Sometimes it's been remarkably difficult, the laureate has to take a lot of flak, one way or another.
I am sure many budding poet laureates will sleep happily in their beds tonight knowing that if they ever hold that position their private lives will not be exposed.
