Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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British honour grade of chivalric order

Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor awarded for prominent national or regional contributions in the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Commander of the Order of the British Empire canonical	198
CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)	2
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)	2
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1998)	1
Companion of the Order of the British Empire	1
Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1964243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Context triple: [CBE, fullForm, Commander of the Order of the British Empire]

A. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British chivalric honour within the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded to men for significant contributions to national life and entitling recipients to use the title "Sir."
B. Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor bestowed on distinguished non-British nationals in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, or public service.
C. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire is the highest and most prestigious grade of the British order of chivalry known as the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
D. Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
E. Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath is one of the highest honorary grades of a major British chivalric order, conferred by the monarch on distinguished foreign nationals for exceptional service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Target entity description: Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor awarded for prominent national or regional contributions in the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.

A. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British chivalric honour within the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded to men for significant contributions to national life and entitling recipients to use the title "Sir."
B. Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor bestowed on distinguished non-British nationals in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, or public service.
C. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire is the highest and most prestigious grade of the British order of chivalry known as the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
D. Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
E. Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath is one of the highest honorary grades of a major British chivalric order, conferred by the monarch on distinguished foreign nationals for exceptional service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British honour ⓘ grade of chivalric order ⓘ
awardedBy	Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ surface form: King Charles III
awardedOn	Birthday Honours ⓘ New Year Honours ⓘ
awardFor	arts ⓘ charitable work ⓘ other fields of endeavour ⓘ prominent national contributions ⓘ prominent regional contributions ⓘ public service ⓘ sciences ⓘ
awardingBody	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
awardingCriteria	leadership at regional or national level ⓘ sustained and notable contribution ⓘ
belongsToHonoursSystem	British honours system ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
doesNotConfer	knighthood ⓘ
eligibility	British nationals ⓘ Commonwealth citizens ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ
establishedBy	George V ⓘ
establishedIn	1917 ⓘ
governingDocument	statutes of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
gradeWithinOrder	third-highest grade of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CBE ⓘ
hasDivision	Civil Division ⓘ Military Division ⓘ
hasGenderNeutralTitle	Commander ⓘ
higherRank	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	neck ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
lowerRank	Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
namedAfter	British Empire ⓘ
orderPrecedence	above Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ below knighthoods in the British honours system ⓘ
partOf	Order of the British Empire ⓘ
postNominalLetters	CBE ⓘ
ribbonColor	rose-pink with pearl-grey edges ⓘ
shortName	CBE ⓘ
symbol	insignia of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
typeOfAward	civilian honour ⓘ military honour ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (205)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Demis → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Demis Hassabis

Sir Kingsley Amis → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingsley Amis

Thora Hird → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Nicholas Grimshaw → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire → lowerRank → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Flora Robson → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Peggy Ashcroft → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Kate Bush → honor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Margaret Rutherford → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Civil Division → includesGrade → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Iris Murdoch → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

David Suchet → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Eugene Ormandy → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Alan Bennett → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Malcolm Bradbury → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Thomas Heatherwick → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

George Shearing → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Peter Riddell → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Tony Cragg → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Cedric Hardwicke → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Denis Noble → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Howard Kippenberger → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Nigel Gresley → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire → lowerRank → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Roy Chadwick → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Nicholas Parsons → honor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sheila Cameron Hancock → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Officer of the Order of the British Empire → higherRank → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Pinsent → hasHonor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Matthew Pinsent

Alan Bullock → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Tamara Rojo → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ian Ritchie → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Mark Morris → notableAward → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Hew Pike

David Mellor → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ray Davies → honour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Lennox Berkeley → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Dan Pienaar → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Bill Beaumont → honour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

British Empire Medal → relatedHonour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

John Mortimer → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Maurice Wilkes → hasHonorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Judith Weir → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire → lowerRank → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gitta Sereny → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Leo McKern → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Bruce Forsyth → honour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Clough Williams-Ellis → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (205)

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