British Legion

American  

noun

1. (in Britain) a national social club for veterans of the armed forces.

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British Legion British  

noun

1. a shortened form of Royal British Legion

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Example Sentences

The service of remembrance, hosted by the Royal British Legion at the National Memorial Arboretum and attended by the King and Queen and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, heard personal testimonies from veterans.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The Royal British Legion urged anyone with information about a potential military imposter to report them to police.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The Festival of Remembrance event was organised by the Royal British Legion, an association dedicated to supporting veterans and their families.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

The games aim to "inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those who have served their country", the Royal British Legion said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Some of the German colonists, the remnant of the British Legion engaged in the Crimean war, who, under General Stuttersheim, have settled in British Caffraria, are thriving prosperously.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von