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.”
Recent Examples on the WebNirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Last year, the department paid a nearly $1-million settlement to a former police captain who alleged that he was fired after revealing that officers were routinely bending the corners of their badges to commemorate when an officer killed a civilian.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Morgan Smith, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
That starts with the A5, and will presumably include the forthcoming Q5, A7 and Q7 models, plus any future successor to the A8, which is likely to be badged A9.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 July 2024
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Noun
The traditional badge of honor—working long hours and being constantly available—is rapidly losing its shine.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Last year, the department paid a nearly $1-million settlement to a former police captain who alleged that he was fired after revealing that officers were routinely bending the corners of their badges to commemorate when an officer killed a civilian.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
The decision marks a significant shift from Amazon’s earlier policy, which required employees to badge in three days a week.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
That starts with the A5, and will presumably include the forthcoming Q5, A7 and Q7 models, plus any future successor to the A8, which is likely to be badged A9.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 July 2024
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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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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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