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• MBE
  MBE

  Multistate Bar Examination.
• M.B.E.
  M.B.E.

  abbreviation

  Member of the Order of the British Empire.

MBE

¹ American  

1. Multistate Bar Examination.

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M.B.E. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Member of the Order of the British Empire.

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MBE British  

abbreviation

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

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MBE M.B.E.

In 2002, Nelson received an MBE for his contribution to the Millennium Volunteers programme.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Lomas was also selected to light the Paralympic flame in 2012 and was appointed MBE in 2017 for her fundraising efforts.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Greene, who was awarded an MBE in 1997, had other acting credits including ITV soap Crossroads and BBC shows Doctors and Casualty.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Nestor, who was awarded an MBE in 2018 for his charity work and services to radio, has been a presenter on BBC Radio London since 2002.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Will history remember me for my MBE, my British Empire honor for“chivalry,” or for my cooperation with the Gestapo?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

In 1965, when the Beatles were named members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Paul McCartney told the press that the initials M.B.E. stood for Mr. Brian Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Wasn’t Boris Johnson the prime minister who awarded you the M.B.E.?

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II later made Mr. Stanton a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or M.B.E., “for services to local government.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018

Among those honored: Williams' sister Peggy Field, who became an M.B.E.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now, on these important errands she was Miss Mapp’s accredited ambassador, and all the terrible business of the opening of the store-cupboard and her decoration as M.B.E. was quite forgiven and forgotten.

From Miss Mapp by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson