badge definition

1. an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
• examples: they checked everyone's badge before letting them in
2. any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
• examples: wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability
3. put a badge on
• examples: The workers here must be badged