"IRB" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} IRB (not comparable)
  1. (finance) Initialism of internal ratings-based approach Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: internal ratings-based approach Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-adj-g1fnOK6I Topics: business, finance

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IRB
  1. (historical) Initialism of Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland between 1858 and 1924. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Irish Republican Brotherhood (extra: a secret organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland between 1858 and 1924)
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-name-GG12QHq- Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (rugby, historical) Initialism of International Rugby Board, the name used by World Rugby, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, from 1998 to 2014. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: International Rugby Board (extra: the name used by World Rugby, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, from 1998 to 2014) Categories (topical): Rugby, World War I Categories (place): Ireland
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-name-vvjTwIdS Disambiguation of World War I: 8 13 37 5 14 24 Disambiguation of Ireland: 7 17 34 4 13 25 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 14 32 8 11 24 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

Noun [English]

Forms: IRBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IRB (plural IRBs)
  1. Initialism of institutional review board, a committee that reviews the designs of proposed experiments to confirm whether all the methods proposed are ethical. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: institutional review board (extra: a committee that reviews the designs of proposed experiments to confirm whether all the methods proposed are ethical)
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-noun--fOwB2xG Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. Initialism of investment review board, a committee of business executives who review investment choices, comparing against strategy and opportunity costs. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: investment review board (extra: a committee of business executives who review investment choices, comparing against strategy and opportunity costs)
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-noun-ywhymb47
  3. Initialism of internal review board, an internal affairs division of a police department. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: internal review board (extra: an internal affairs division of a police department)
    Sense id: en-IRB-en-noun-rl1SocOH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 22 7 15 32

Inflected forms

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