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 WebJanine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
When the San Jose office opened in September, attendance based on badge swipes was roughly 20%.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Today, the Paxson cabin is used year-round by Troop 1 for weekly troop meetings and special events like merit badge weekends and flag ceremonies.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
At Augusta, paper tickets, known as badges in Masters parlance, are compulsory, and guards search for phones at security checkpoints.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Other requirements include a background check and maintenance of an airport security badge.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Attendees were also handed light-up badges that were adorned with the film’s official poster.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
But a press badge does allow reporters under the tree and lots of interviews take place there.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
At the time this article was written, badges were still available for sale on-site.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Workers aren’t required to attend, but 550 people badged into the office for the most recent block party.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
All SLs are now badged as Mercedes-AMG rather than Mercedes-Benz.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
Hunt badged into her office and proceeded through security.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
Unlike Audi, which will build its own engines, Porsche was believed to be looking to badge an existing F1 engine program by taking over Red Bull Powertrains, which the race team set up when its engine supplier Honda announced plans to quit the sport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2023
Netflix employees were badging out of the Icon, the streaming giant’s cantilevered glass tower.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
An Alfa Romeo–badged baby-changing station replaces the standard trunk cover and slides in and out as needed.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
The Nightshade edition turns the grille, rear bumper, and badges black and now features eye-catching bronze wheels.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
Noun
The regalia that King Frederik sported are presented alongside the King’s badges of rank like the crown, scepter, orb, coronation sword and anointing ampulla — a royal parallel to some of the objects used in King Charles’ coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in May 2023.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
When the San Jose office opened in September, attendance based on badge swipes was roughly 20%.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Today, the Paxson cabin is used year-round by Troop 1 for weekly troop meetings and special events like merit badge weekends and flag ceremonies.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
At Augusta, paper tickets, known as badges in Masters parlance, are compulsory, and guards search for phones at security checkpoints.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Other requirements include a background check and maintenance of an airport security badge.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Attendees were also handed light-up badges that were adorned with the film’s official poster.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
But a press badge does allow reporters under the tree and lots of interviews take place there.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
At the time this article was written, badges were still available for sale on-site.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Verb
This confusion caused a two-hour line just to get into the automaker’s facility in Sparks, Nevada as the company did badge checks at the door.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Workers aren’t required to attend, but 550 people badged into the office for the most recent block party.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
All SLs are now badged as Mercedes-AMG rather than Mercedes-Benz.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
Hunt badged into her office and proceeded through security.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
Unlike Audi, which will build its own engines, Porsche was believed to be looking to badge an existing F1 engine program by taking over Red Bull Powertrains, which the race team set up when its engine supplier Honda announced plans to quit the sport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2023
Netflix employees were badging out of the Icon, the streaming giant’s cantilevered glass tower.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
An Alfa Romeo–badged baby-changing station replaces the standard trunk cover and slides in and out as needed.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
The Nightshade edition turns the grille, rear bumper, and badges black and now features eye-catching bronze wheels.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
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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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