BEM

¹

[ sometimes bem ]

1. (in especially pulp science fiction) bug-eyed monster: an extraterrestrial being, especially one having a grotesque appearance.

B.E.M.

²

abbreviation for

1. Bachelor of Engineering of Mines.
2. British Empire Medal.

BEM

abbreviation for

1. British Empire Medal

Word History and Origins

Origin of BEM¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Scrapped in 1993 by Conservative Prime Minister John Major, the BEM was revived in 2012.

From BBC

The voice of Adolf Hitler is forever "locked" into the memory of 92-year-old former Kindertransport refugee John Fieldsend BEM, who arrived in England in 1939.

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Cambodian genocide survivor Sokphal Din BEM had a way of looking at the lens "as though he was reassuring the audience it was OK to talk about such tragedies," Rankin said in an interview for the Holocaust Day Memorial Trust.

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Other honours recipients from Cornwall include former naval gunner Godfrey Harrison, awarded a BEM for services to the community in Bude-Stratton.

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Tony is believed to be the youngest-ever recipient of an honour, a record previously held by fundraiser Tobias Weller, who was 11 when he received a BEM two years ago.

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