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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John Oliver, the late-night television host, said in an interview on the NBC show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” that he had rejected the O.B.E. because it was “loaded.”
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
But Robson has earned the O.B.E. for his work away from the top level of the game.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2013
To his post Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King promptly appointed McCarthy's assistant, Lester Bowles Pearson, O.B.E., one of the ablest men in Canada's small but expert foreign service.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had not, you observed, even obtained an O.B.E.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920 by Various
Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman OBE, said the announcement follows "tireless efforts of victims' families" not accepting offenders simply "opting out of facing justice".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Brownlee last year called the OBE a "great privilege".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Juliet Bouverie OBE, CEO at the Stroke Association, said Becki's experience was a powerful reminder that a stroke can happen to anyone, regardless of their age, fitness or lifestyle.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Oddie was made an OBE in 2003 for services to wildlife conservation.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Annie Lennox was appointed an OBE for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes"
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
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