insignia
noun
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Insignia are the official signs of rank, titles, or awards. Medals are an example, as are the crowns of monarchs. The Catholic church employs such insignia as the red robes of cardinals. U.S. presidents have the presidential seal, which appears on the stand when they're giving a speech. But most of us think first of the bars, stripes, badges, and patches of military rank.
Examples of insignia in a Sentence
Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
To mark the news, new portraits of the couple wearing their Australian and, separately, New Zealand decorations/insignia — taken in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace by Millie Pilkington — were also released on Sunday.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
In a portrait shared on the royal family's official social media pages, Prince William, King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince Edward posed together matching in the traditional garb: green velvet robes featuring the order's insignia and white-plumed hats.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
The flag should never have any design, drawing of any nature, figure, insignia, letter, mark, picture or word placed upon it.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
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“Insignia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insignia. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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