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badge
badge /bædʒ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: bage
1. British English a small piece of metal, cloth, or plastic with a picture or words on it, worn to show rank, membership of a group, support for a political idea etc
   SYN  button, pin American English:
    We were each handed a badge with our name on it.
2. a small piece of metal or plastic that you carry to show people that you work for a particular organization, for example that you are a police officer
3. a badge of honour/courage etc something that shows that you have a particular quality:
    He now sees his wartime injuries as a badge of honor.
4. (also merit badge American English) a small piece of cloth with a picture on it, given to scouts, guides etc to show what skills they have learned:
    Steve won a photography badge in the Boy Scouts.
5. badge of office British English an object which shows that you have an official position:
    Mayors wear chains around their necks as badges of office.