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PRB en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of pay review body.
    • 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:

Forms

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PRBs Number=Plur lexicographic
P.R.B. alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “PRB” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

PRB en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of People’s Republic of Benin.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of People’s Republic of Bulgaria.

Forms

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the PRB canonical lexicographic
P.R.B. alternative lexicographic