noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ name
▪ police ( esp. AmE )
▪ merit ( esp. AmE )
▪ cap ( BrE )
▪ blazer , lapel (both BrE )
▪ button ( BrE )
VERB + BADGE
▪ wear
▪ display , flash , pull out ( esp. AmE )
▪
The police officer flashed his ~.
▪ earn ( esp. AmE )
▪
Gates earns a merit ~ for his ideas on surviving the recession. ( figurative )
BADGE + NOUN
▪ holder (= an object for holding a badge) ( esp. BrE )
▪ holder (= a person who has a badge) ( esp. BrE )
▪
parking for disabled ~ holders
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of honour/honor ( figurative )
▪
His scars are ~s of honour/honor.
▪ a ~ of office ( esp. BrE )
▪
His ~ of office, a large gold key, hung around his neck.