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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Peter Nelson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Some of Griffin’s clues were a little more niche, like the badge being a reference to Van Der Beek’s 2001 film Texas Rangers, and a VHS tape with a jack-o’-lantern sticker on it, which could be a nod to the actor’s uncredited appearance in 2000’s Scary Movie.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 12 Mar. 2025
Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Volvo's been slapping Cross Country badges on its more rugged offerings for nearly 30 years now.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Refreshingly, all entry points still have that quintessential feeling of sturdiness that the badge has always been known for, too, with doors requiring a more-substantial-than-usual push to close them properly, and the large handles themselves have a wonderfully mechanical feel to them.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Some of Griffin’s clues were a little more niche, like the badge being a reference to Van Der Beek’s 2001 film Texas Rangers, and a VHS tape with a jack-o’-lantern sticker on it, which could be a nod to the actor’s uncredited appearance in 2000’s Scary Movie.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Details: Today through March 2; various San Francisco venues; Tickets vary per show, all-show general admission badges $289.71; information, complete schedule, tickets and more is available at www.noisepopfest.com.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Volvo's been slapping Cross Country badges on its more rugged offerings for nearly 30 years now.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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