badge
noun
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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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Recent Examples on the Web
The Census employees will introduce themselves, show their badges and ask a few simple questions to verify the address. — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, "Census starts field-checking America’s addresses in Limestone County," 28 Aug. 2019 The officers were in uniform and one noted that Dejesus appeared to fixate on his badge before putting the car into gear, according to the arrest report. — David Owens, courant.com, "Man accused of assaulting Waterbury police officer trying to wake him said he thought he was being robbed," 26 Aug. 2019 Officials said Thor received his badge at the ceremony and then retired K-9 handlers received plaques commemorating their dogs’ service to Oconee County. — USA TODAY, "Rocket’s last blast, Alaska drought, million-dollar ham: News from around our 50 states," 23 Aug. 2019 Accessorize the look with her badge and a fashion-forward magazine, and you're set! — Caylin Harris, Country Living, "The Best 'The Office' Costumes That Will Definitely Win You a Dundie This Halloween," 22 Aug. 2019 The latest chief of the Newport Beach Fire Department formally received his new badge Wednesday. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Newport Beach’s new fire chief officially gets his rank," 21 Aug. 2019 Thirty years ago, Joe Meyer lost his very first deputy badge on the side of a gravel road in Nisswa, Minnesota. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "A grandma's amazing adventure, a sweet soccer fan and a few thousand acres of sunflowers," 17 Aug. 2019 The case contained his gold FBI badge, his FBI access-control card, a U.S. passport card and a credit card, the report said. — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, "FBI agent’s badge, credentials, credit card stolen in Tavares, police seek man who used the plastic at Family Dollar," 16 Aug. 2019 The little guy has not much to lean on as far as bargaining power.’’ After nine months at Sprint, Andersen showed up for work one day to find that his badge wouldn’t scan. — Michelle R. Smith, BostonGlobe.com, "Why many employees feel devalued even in booming job market," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'badge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for badge
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
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Kids Definition of badge
: something worn to show that a person belongs to a certain group or rank
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