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.
abbreviation
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit title)
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out-of-body experience
Example Sentences
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People routinely reject the O.B.E. and similar honors when they are first offered, including the higher honors of knighthoods and damehoods, which allow people to use the title Sir or Dame.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023
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
They quietly withdrew his O.B.E. in 1948, but for years did not name him as the leader of the Communists.
From Time Magazine Archive
The D.C. deserves a first-class Birthday Honour—and may possibly wangle an O.B.E.!
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud
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