badges

'badges'

[badge.n.01] as in: an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

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Examples:
they checked everyone's badge before letting them in

'badges'

[badge.n.02] as in: any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

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Examples:
wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability

'badges'

[badge.v.01] as in: put a badge on

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Examples:
The workers here must be badged