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.

Alec McCowen → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Charles Talbut Onions (historical) → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Talbut Onions

Zoë Wanamaker → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sinclair Hood → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes → hasHonor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Greer Garson → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Athene Seyler → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Andreas Whittam Smith → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Richard Briers → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Frederick Ashton → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Wayne McGregor → hasReceivedAward → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sylvie Guillem → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Kenneth MacMillan → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Darcey Bussell → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Douglas Robert Steuart Bader → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Timothy West → notableAward → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Stuart Milner-Barry → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Diana Wynyard → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir Michael Caine (attended briefly) → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael Caine

Emlyn Williams → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Elizabeth Bowen → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Googie Withers → honour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Alec Issigonis → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Major-General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Allan Henry Shafto Adair

Roma Mitchell → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Dirk Bogarde → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Dorothy Tutin → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gordon Hodgkin → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Isaac Bayley Balfour → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jimmy Armfield → honour → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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

Robert Hardy → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Christopher Chataway → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Bradley Wiggins → honor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

John Barry Humphries → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Diana Rigg → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Satya Nandan → hasHonor → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Robert Morley → honorificTitle → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

General Sir Michael Jackson → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael Jackson

Godfrey Hounsfield → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir Frederick Ballantyne → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Quentin Saxby Blake

Bob Wyatt → awarded → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir John Armitt → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Palin family → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael Palin

Sir William Heseltine → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ronnie Corbett → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Shami Chakrabarti → awardReceived → Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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

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Referenced by (205)

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