OBE is officer of the Order of the British Empire. I did not know what DL was but my second cousin is OBE DL so I asked him. Here is what he said:
"It stands for Deputy Lieutenant and each county has a Lord Lieutenant who has a raft of Deputys. The Lieutenancy goes back down the centuries as part of the way the country was run before democracy and carries on to this day as a continuation of some aspects of civic tradition which elected politicians would never want to do!"
OBE means Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
MBE means Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Order of the British Empire
"dl" is a metric measurement meaning "deciliter" or one-tenth of a liter.
You can have OBE after your name. You can get married and your children (not sure of limitations on that) at St Paul's Cathedral. I think that applies to MBE's and other higher awards too.
It is NOT Dirty Little Secret, you dumbhead, it is Diamond Lake School in Mundelein Illinois. If you don't know about it, come over and see for yourself.
DL
mg/dl. The abbreviation for milligram is mg. The abbreviation for decilitre is dl.
The letters DL stand for the word Deluxe.
DL = 550
the abbreviation dl usually means download
deciliter
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decliter
De Luxe
"dl" is a metric measurement meaning "deciliter" or one-tenth of a liter.
Deciliter.
After someone's name, Doctor of Law.
Yes, DL, when associated to education, stands for distance learning. When related to education, DL may also stand for Direct Loan (a type of U.S. federal student loan), or digital library (a collection of digital resources).
In the UK the term "OBE" stands for Order of the British Empire. This designation is a few levels below that of knight. It is an order of Chivalry bestowed upon either a military or civilian official by the Queen.