D.B.E.

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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Contemporary Examples of dbe

In the coming weeks, Ahrendts will collect a DBE from the British Government, becoming a Dame of the British Empire.
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British Dictionary definitions for dbe

DBE

abbreviation for

Dame (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire (a Brit title)

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