plural badges
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 sense 1b
Solicitors have reacted with dismay after Staffordshire courts ordered them to remove "political" badges.—
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
badged; badging; badges
: to mark or distinguish (someone or something) with or as if with a badge
Guests arrived and were counted and badged.—The New Yorker
The New YorkerThey were dressed in uniform, too, but theirs were everyday uniforms, not ceremonial. Dark olive cloth, worn and creased, badged here and there with the unfamiliar insignia of their rank.—Lee Child
Lee ChildMy daughter's hands were raw and scraped from shucking four hundred oysters the night before, her knuckles badged with tiny, brilliant, forming scabs.—William Boyd
William BoydExamples of badge in a Sentence
Noun
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.”
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Derby — ‘the Rams’, a nickname and badge taken from the Derbyshire Regiment of the British Army — were competitive quickly and finished runners-up in 1896.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
There is also Hennessey badging on nearly every surface and 20-inch lightweight performance wheels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Nance-Holt and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spent Wednesday morning meeting with and consoling members of Meyer’s family, those related by blood or badge.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Derby — ‘the Rams’, a nickname and badge taken from the Derbyshire Regiment of the British Army — were competitive quickly and finished runners-up in 1896.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
There seems to always be another automotive diadem out there, waiting to impart regality to any collection, and it’s often badged with the iconic Prancing Horse.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
There is also Hennessey badging on nearly every surface and 20-inch lightweight performance wheels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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badge
noun
: a mark or sign worn to show that a person belongs to a certain group, class, or rank
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