K.B.E.
abbreviation
Knight Commander of the British Empire.
K.B.E.
Americanabbreviation
KBE
British
abbreviation
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The Express' choice: suave expatriate Cinemactor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., K.B.E., "a good mixer, a tireless getter-about and smoother-out of trouble."
From Time Magazine Archive
A Sherpa came along with letters, and there was one . . . addressed to 'Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Three remarkable Africans who symbolize to their peoples independence promised or prospective: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, K.B.E.,
From Time Magazine Archive
My husband is only a K.B.E., you know.
From Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
Continuing, the President said he had received a letter from the Minister of Music, informing him that Sir Hercules Plunkett, K.B.E.,
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 14, 1919 by Various
He was made a KBE in1989, although his Austrian passport meant it was an honorary title.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
A campaign is calling for the government to replace "Empire" with "Excellence" in the Order of the British Empire, which covers the ranks of DBE, KBE, CBE, OBE, and MBE.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2021
The official ceremony, a small formal affair for friends and family at which Bloomberg will receive his KBE insignia, will most likely be held in the next three to six months in either Washington or New York.
From Washington Post
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