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 Web
Dave Silberman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In November, the company will begin showing its user verification badges within the primary LinkedIn feed.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
Urgent emails sent at midnight, back-to-back meetings with no room to breathe and last-minute scrambles to meet deadlines are treated like badges of honor.
—Dave Silberman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In November, the company will begin showing its user verification badges within the primary LinkedIn feed.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Leaders decide what topics are addressed in the curriculum and choose which badges scouts work on.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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
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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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