Categories of titles
| Category of title | Titles | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Formal speech | Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms, | Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
| Academic | Professor, Dr., Chancellor, Vice Chancellor | Professor Albert Einstein |
| Government | President, Vice President, Governor, Senator, Congressman, Congresswoman, Mayor | President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Chris Cuomo, Senator Mitt Romney, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| Legal | Judge | Judge Joe Brown |
| Medical | Dr. | Dr. Albert Schweitzer |
| Military | General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal | General Patton |
| Police | Commisioner, Captain, Lieutenant, Detective, Sheriff | Dermot F. Shea, New York Police Commissioner |
| Religious | Pope, Cardinal, Father, Reverend | Pope Francis |
| Royalty | King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Lord, Lady, Earl, Baroness | Queen Elizabeth; Prince Charles, Lord Mountbatten, Baroness Thatcher |
