Dictionary:

badge

  (băj)

1. 1. A device or emblem worn as an insignia of rank, office, or membership in an organization.
   2. An emblem given as an award or honor.
2. A characteristic mark. See synonyms at sign.

[Middle English bagge, from Norman French bage.]

noun

1. An emblem of honor worn on one's clothing: decoration, medal. See reward/punish/deserve.
2. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else: evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness. See show/hide.

n. a distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, licensed employment, etc.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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For other uses, see Badge (disambiguation)

NY NJ Port Authority Police Department Badge.

A badge is a device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath (e.g., police and fire), a sign of legitmate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification. They are also used in advertising and publicity.

Badges have become highly collectible: in the UK, for example, the Badge Collectors' Circle has been in existence since 1980.[1]

In the military, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through military training. Similarly, scouting organizations use them to show group membership and rank.

Members of fraternities and sororities often refer to the pins that signify their membership as badges.

The three types of badges used by many police, sheriff's departments, state/highway patrols, and security officers. Multi-pointed stars are used by almost every sheriff's department while the two shields are used by police and security officers. The stock security badge has a black band in remembrance of officers killed in the line of duty.

One of the best-known badges is the typically star-shaped U.S. sheriff's badge, made famous in Westerns.

The BBC children's programme Blue Peter also awards its own "Blue Peter badge" to members of the public who appear on the show. These are highly collectible as they cannot be bought - except from people who have been awarded one and wish to sell it.

Case badges are also thick (about 3 mm deep), 3 cm x 3 cm lucite stickers that are often packaged with various computer parts, such as processors and video cards. Modern computer cases are frequently embellished with an indentation on the case's front panel to facilitate the affixing of a case badge.

In work places employees are often issued name badges which identify them. Name badges are also commonly issued in high schools and hospitals. They are often used to tell legitimate workers from impersonators.

Badges can be made from a wide range of materials such as metal, plastic, rubber, leather and textiles. Textile badges, for example, can be either woven or embroidered.

"BADGE" is one of Australia's Best R&B Rock Bands - with a mix of covers and brilliant original songs.

See also

• Campaign button
• Heraldic badge
• Insignia
• Name tag
• Military badges of the United States
• Police memorabilia collecting
• Nursing pin
• Fraternity badge
• Debadging
• Badge makers
• Olympic pins

References

• Setchfield, Frank (1986). Official Badge Collector's Guide: From the 1890's to the 1980s. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-89306-2

External links

• UK Button badge makers & designers

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - badge, emblem, politiskilt
v. tr. - give emblem

idioms:

• badge of honour    æresbevisning, duelighedstegn

Nederlands (Dutch)
insigne, kenmerk, een onderscheiding verlenen, van kenteken voorzien, speldje, badge

Français (French)
n. - marque, badge, (Mil) insigne, (fig) signe distinctif
v. tr. - marquer d'un badge, marquer d'un signe distinctif

idioms:

• badge of honour    décoration, médaille d'honneur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abzeichen, Plakette
v. - kennzeichnen, mit einem Abzeichen versehen

idioms:

• badge of honour    Ehrenzeichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κονκάρδα, διακριτικό, χαρακτηριστικό γνώρισμα, (προσκοπικό κ.λπ.) πτυχίο, σύμβολο θυρεού

idioms:

• badge of honour    τιμητική διάκριση

Italiano (Italian)
insegna, distintivo

idioms:

• badge of honour    decorazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - distintivo (m), insígnia (f), símbolo (m)

idioms:

• badge of honour    medalha (f) de honra

Русский (Russian)
нашивка, значок, знак отличия

idioms:

• badge of honour    знак чести, символ чести

Español (Spanish)
n. - insignia, distintivo, medalla, símbolo
v. tr. - condecorar, distinguir

idioms:

• badge of honour    condecoración, distinción honorífica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - märke, emblem, bricka, kännetecken

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
徽章, 证章, 纪念章, 奖章, 标志, 标记, 授给...徽章

idioms:

• badge of honour    荣誉徽章

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 徽章, 證章, 紀念章, 獎章, 標誌, 標記
v. tr. - 授給...徽章

idioms:

• badge of honour    榮譽徽章

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 휘장, 인식표, 상징
v. tr. - ~에 표를[휘장을] 달다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バッジ, 印

idioms:

• badge of honour    名誉の印

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شارة, علامه, شعار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תג, אות, סמל‬
v. tr. - ‮ענד‬

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