badge

noun

\ ˈbaj

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 sense 1b Solicitors have reacted with dismay after Staffordshire courts ordered them to remove "political" badges. — Birmingham Post

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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.”

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Now, access to the building requires an ID badge around the clock. — Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, "Woman found dead in stairwell of San Francisco hospital property was missing from nearby care facility," 1 June 2018 Only deal with uniformed employees who will always be wearing a company ID badge and in a company vehicle. — Anastaciah Ondieki, ajc, "Phone scams on the rise, Georgia Power says," 23 May 2018 According to the arrest warrant affidavits for the administrators, the superintendent received a video of two male students fighting in class, and an adult with an ID badge not intervening, on Oct. 5. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "Montville School Administrators Charged In 'Fight Club' Probe," 19 Apr. 2018 Officials are also opening the building at 7:30 a.m. instead of 7 a.m., and telling employees who need to get to work earlier to bring ID badges. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage City Hall adds guard and changes building hours amid security concerns," 6 Apr. 2018 Students, staff or visitors must wear appropriate ID badges inside the building at all times. — Meagan Flynn, Houston Chronicle, "Northbrook High School on alert after two attempted abductions," 11 Jan. 2018 One of them flaunted the badges on his sleeve before she was given a bouquet of welcome flowers. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Middleton Wears a J.Crew Sweater and Combat Boots for an Outdoor Event," 28 Mar. 2019 In a tweet shared online (see above), Malek is wearing a motorcycle jacket with what looks to be a black-and-white SS badge on his right shoulder, a common symbol used by Nazis, according to the Anti-Defamation League. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "Holiday Club owner under fire for anti-immigrant and inflammatory Facebook posts," 26 June 2018 The North Korean officials, speaking Korean and bearing loyalty badges on their lapels, declined to comment when approached. — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, "Trump and North Korea’s Kim Land in Singapore for Historic Summit," 10 June 2018

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badge

noun

English Language Learners Definition of badge

: 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

: 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

: something that represents or is a sign of something else

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badge

noun

\ ˈbaj