obe

plural obes

1. historicalA particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.

   It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.

   1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities, volume 1, page 905

1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of obeah.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Office of Bilingual Education.
2. USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Office of Business Economics, now BEA.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Oregon Board of Education.
4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Ottawa Board Of Education.

plural OBEs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of operating-basis earthquake.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of out-of-body experience.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of outcome-based education.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of one big explanation.

   For this government, the OBE for our economic troubles was first Covid, then Ukraine.

   2022 November 27, William Keegan, “Brexit has made Britain the sick man of Europe again”, in The Guardian

6. abbreviationcountablehumorousinitialismuncountablepowerkiting slangInitialism of out-of-buggy experience.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of overcome / overtaken by events (i.e., now obsolete).