Definition of badge
1 : a device or token especially of membership in a society or group
2 : a characteristic mark
3 : an emblem awarded for a particular accomplishment
4 British : button 1b Solicitors have reacted with dismay after Staffordshire courts ordered them to remove “political” badges. — Birmingham Post
badge
transitive verbPeople Are Reading
Examples of badge in a Sentence
The policeman flashed his badge.
Don't forget to wear your name badge.
The receptionist glanced at my visitor's badge.
She earned 10 merit badges in scouting.
She was wearing a badge that read “Support your local library.”
Recent Examples of badge from the Web
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Ford said the men -- who worked for a private company called US Fugitive Recovery & Extradition -- didn't show any badges or ID.
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Restrictive tactics include imposing parking permits, adding parking meters, creating private beach clubs, limiting facilities for bathers and raising fees for badges that allow access to the beach.
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The club requires a special badge and is always a hot spot on the Colonial grounds during Dean & DeLuca Invitational week.
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Travis Couture-Lovelady, a National Rifle Association lobbyist, said gun-rights supporters are willing to allow the health care facilities to keep weapons out of secured areas or even areas requiring a badge for entry.
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Details: Badges for the event are sold out, but events happen throughout the Gaslamp.
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An all-events badge is $125, a Friday pass is $49, Saturday and Sunday passes are $55, and a Monday pass is $25.
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Surles said he's been considering hanging up his badge for some time.
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Los Angeles Times Tarnished badge: Former deputy chief of the Fresno Police Department Keith Foster was found guilty of conspiring to distribute heroin and marijuana.
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Origin and Etymology of badge
Middle English bage, bagge, of obscure origin
BADGE Defined for English Language Learners
badge
playDefinition of badge for English Language Learners
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: a small object (such as a tag, pin, or metal shield) that is worn or held up by a person so that it can be easily seen, that has writing (such as a person's name) and often a picture on it, and that shows who the person is
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: a cloth patch that can be sewn onto clothing and that is awarded to a person (such as a Boy Scout or Girl Scout) for doing something
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: something that represents or is a sign of something else
BADGE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of badge for Students
: something worn to show that a person belongs to a certain group or rank
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