Definition of "MBE"

MBE

noun
countable and uncountable, plural MBEs
1. (UK) Initialism of Member of the Order of the British Empire, a British honour originally intended for non-combatants in World War One.
  Quotations
  Taken on by the Guardian (then the Manchester Guardian) after winning the Observer's crossword-setting competition two years running, he was later made an MBE for services to the newspaper industry.
  2013 November 26, John Plunkett, “Rev John Graham, aka crossword setter Araucaria, dies aged 92”, in The Guardian‎
2. (technology) Initialism of molecular-beam epitaxy.
3. (education) Initialism of Master of Bioscience Enterprise.
4. (business) Initialism of management by exception.