• noun:   any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

  Example: "Wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"

• noun:   an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

  Example: "They checked everyone's badge before letting them in"

• verb:   put a badge on

  Example: "The workers here must be badged"

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