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• D.B.E.
  D.B.E.

  abbreviation

  Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
• DBE
  DBE

  abbreviation

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

D.B.E.

American  

abbreviation

1. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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DBE British  

abbreviation

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

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DBE

The surveying company obtained DBE status in 2015, and the indictment says the scheme continued through at least 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

That brings us back at last to Dr. Renat Shafik, who prefers the nickname Minouche, and whose full title in the British House of Lords is the Right Honorable Baroness Shafik DBE.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

Then during the service, Dame Katherine Grainger DBE will bear the Elizabeth Sword, with the sceptre carried by Lady Dorrian, The Lord Justice Clerk, and the crown will be carried by The Duke of Hamilton.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023

She was made a DBE in 2015 for her services to children and older people.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023

I am heartbroken to write that Dame Gillian Lynne DBE & my dearest wife & friend & love for 40 years passed away at 6.20pm tonight 1st July 2018 at the Princess Grace Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2018

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