G.B.E.

American  

abbreviation

1. Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire or Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.

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GBE British  

abbreviation

1. (Knight or Dame) Grand Cross of the British Empire (a Brit title)

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Example Sentences

G.B.E. later moved to a warehouse on Greenwich Street, and as the gallery grew it began to work with more established artists, such as Mr. Katz and the Arte Povera pioneer Jannis Kounellis.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020

They constitute only a small fraction of the artists on the G.B.E. roster.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020

It reminds me of a man I know who was made a G.B.E.; but that's another story, and Joan wouldn't see the joke of it anyhow, though I know she would smile politely.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Dame Katherine Furse, G.B.E., will be Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service, and will be responsible under the Second Sea Lord, for its administration and organization.

From Women and War Work by Fraser, Helen