Definitions of badge:
- 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"