MBE

¹

1. Multistate Bar Examination.

M.B.E.

²

abbreviation

1. Member of the Order of the British Empire.

MBE

abbreviation

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

Example Sentences

In Britain, John Lennon returned his M.B.E. medal to Queen Elizabeth II, partly in protest over his country’s role in the blockade.

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In November 1969, John Lennon returned his Member of the Order of the British Empire, or M.B.E., to protest Britain’s role in the Nigerian civil war and British political support for the Vietnam War.

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

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What did the honors system mean to you before you became an M.B.E.?

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Open win propelled her to the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award, and she was named an M.B.E.

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