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MBE

¹ American

Multistate Bar Examination.

M.B.E. ² American

abbreviation

Member of the Order of the British Empire.

MBE British

abbreviation

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

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Rand was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1964 and was awarded an MBE in the 1965 New Year Honours List.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Davidson, a Tourette's campaigner from Galashiels in Scotland, who was made an MBE in 2019, shouted loudly several times before and during the Bafta ceremony.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

After the tournament, Kildunne was runner-up behind golfer Rory McIlroy at BBC Sports Personality of the Year and was appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," the statement read.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 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

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