IRB
English
Noun
IRB (plural IRBs)
- Initialism of institutional review board, a committee that reviews the designs of proposed experiments to confirm whether all the methods proposed are ethical.
- Initialism of investment review board, a committee of business executives who review investment choices, comparing against strategy and opportunity costs.
- Initialism of internal review board, an internal affairs division of a police department.
- Initialism of inflatable rescue boat.
- 2023 October 2, Emily Bissland, “Warrnambool beach evacuated as surf lifesaver is 'catapulted' from rogue inflatable rescue boat”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation[1]:
- Ms Rybicki began filming just as a second IRB drove out to the rogue boat, collecting the first lifesaver into the boat en route.
Adjective
IRB (not comparable)
Proper noun
IRB
- (historical) Initialism of Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland between 1858 and 1924.
- (rugby, historical) Initialism of International Rugby Board, the name used by World Rugby, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, from 1998 to 2014.