Order of the British Empire (Knight Bachelor, later life peer)

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The Order of the British Empire (Knight Bachelor, later life peer) refers to a British honor recognizing distinguished service, with the individual first knighted as a Knight Bachelor and later elevated to the peerage as a life peer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British honour
chivalric order
associatedWith British honours system
surface form: British knighthood system

United Kingdom peerage system
awardFor contributions to national life
distinguished service
canBeRevoked true
canLeadTo life peerage
confersParliamentarySeat House of Lords
confersStyle The Right Honourable
confersTitle Dame
Sir
country United Kingdom
eligibility Commonwealth citizens
civilian
foreign nationals
military
establishedBy George V
genderNeutralAtOrderLevels true
hasPostNominal CBE
DBE
KBE
MBE
OBE
hasRank Commander
Dame Commander
Knight Bachelor
Knight Commander
Member
Officer
higherRankThan Officer of the Order of the British Empire
honoursType knighthood
order of chivalry
isGenderSpecificAtKnightBachelorLevel true
isHereditary false
isLifeTitle true
isNonHereditary true
lowerRankThan Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
monarchConferring British monarch
orderName Order of the British Empire
surface form: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
partOf British honours system
peerageType life peerage
relatedHonour Knight Bachelor
life peer

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Lord Browne of Madingley awardReceived Order of the British Empire (Knight Bachelor, later life peer)