O.B.E.
abbreviation
Officer (of the Order) of the British Empire.
O.B.E.
Americanabbreviation
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Officer (of the Order) of the British Empire.
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Order of the British Empire.
OBE
British
abbreviation
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit title)
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out-of-body experience
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Mr. Cumming was awarded his O.B.E. in 2009, and he wrote in an Instagram post marking his 58th birthday on Friday that he had “recently” returned the honor.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
In the bathroom at the back of the studio, there’s a stash of awards, including an O.B.E. from the Queen.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 28, 2016
A former associate dean at the Harvard Business School, Mr. Quelch, who also served as dean of the London Business School, was in Britain in December to collect an O.B.E. from Queen Elizabeth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2012
Baron Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 35, head of the British branch of the great banking family, who forsook finance to become a Cambridge don; and Teresa Georgina Mayor, O.B.E.,
From Time Magazine Archive
The report that a number of distinguished Irish Unionists have been ordered to choose between the LORD-LIEUTENANT's Reconstruction Committee and the O.B.E. is causing anxiety in Dublin Club circles.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 by Various
He was appointed OBE for his work in 2016 and volunteers now attend more than 100 callouts each year.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In 2011 she was appointed an OBE for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Annie Lennox was appointed an OBE for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes"
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Jon Sparkes OBE, chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap, said he was concerned that ending the LeDeR report in its current form could mean the issue became "deprioritised".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, ex-Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has become an OBE for services to football and charity.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
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