PRB

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Initialism of pay review body.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

nounPRB (countable and uncountable, plural PRBs)

plural PRBs · alternative P.R.B.

  1. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of pay review body.
    1 more example

    It will argue that the recommendations of the public sector pay review bodies (PRBs) are reasonable and must be adhered to. […] Second, the PRBs have limited union representation, which sets them apart from the Low Pay Commission, which is responsible for making recommendations about the minimum wage. […] This prompted industrial action by nine health unions, which resulted in the government finally accepting the PRB recommendation in full.

    2022 December 18, Larry Elliott, “Sunak and Hunt face a rerun of the 70s’ winter of discontent. It didn’t end well then”, in The Guardian
proper nounthe PRB

alternative P.R.B.

  1. abbreviationinitialismartInitialism of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
proper noun

alternative P.R.B.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of People’s Republic of Benin.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of People’s Republic of Bulgaria.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

PRB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PRB

MLA

“PRB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PRB. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PRB,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PRB.

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