Bachelor of Engineering of Mines.
British Empire Medal.
First recorded in 1955–60
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Known as Speedo Mick, the founder of The SpeedoMick Foundation was given the BEM for his charitable service.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
The youngest is Junior Jay Frood, 18, an anti-bullying campaigner from Birkenhead who receives a BEM for services to vulnerable children.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
Buckingham Palace said that many of the 450 BEM recipients chosen to attend the coronation had been "instrumental in providing services and support to their local communities during the Covid-19 lockdowns".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023
County Tyrone man Peter Dolan, whose teenage son Enda was killed by a drunk driver in 2014, is to receive a BEM.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022
I say "Send them a letter postmarked Outer Space signed BEM saying we lost our own planet in a nova and will take over theirs two weeks from Tuesday."
From The Lost Kafoozalum by Ashwell, Pauline
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
