insignia

/in'signiə/

Thân thiện

The officer proudly wears the unit insignia on his uniform.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A badge or distinguishing mark worn to indicate official position, membership in a group, or achievement: An insignia is a symbol, emblem, or piece of regalia that serves as a visible sign of a person's specific rank, office, membership, or honor. It is often worn on a uniform or displayed on equipment.

Usage

• The word "insignia" is typically used to refer to formal, official, or military symbols of authority, rank, or affiliation.
• It is often used in contexts involving uniforms, ceremonies, organizations, and official institutions.
• Grammatical Note: "Insignia" can be treated as a singular noun (this insignia) or a plural noun (these insignia). The less common plural form "insignias" is also acceptable in modern English.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The general's uniform bore the insignia of his high rank.
  • Police officers wear a badge as their official insignia.
  • The club members all wore caps with the organization's insignia.
  • The spacecraft was marked with the national insignia.

Advanced Usage

• "Insignia of office": The specific symbols or items that represent a particular official position or authority.
  • The mayor's chain is an ancient insignia of office.
• "Bearing insignia": Displaying or wearing insignia.
  • Officers bearing the royal insignia led the procession.

Variants and Related Words

• Insignia (adj., rare): Pertaining to or of the nature of an insignia. This adjectival use is uncommon.
• Insigne (n., singular, rare): A rarely used singular form of "insignia," referring to a single badge or emblem.

Synonyms

• Badge: A distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, or licensed employment.
• Emblem: A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
• Crest: A distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms or separately.
• Regalia: The emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, scepter, and other ornaments used at a coronation.

Related Phrases

• "Wear the insignia": To have the symbols of a particular rank or group displayed on one's person.
  • Only qualified pilots are permitted to wear the wing insignia.
• "Stripped of his insignia": To have one's official badges or marks of rank removed, often as a form of disgrace or demotion.
  • The disgraced colonel was stripped of his insignia in a public ceremony.

Idioms

• "More than just an insignia": Used to indicate that the symbol represents deeper values, history, or responsibilities.
  • This medal is more than just an insignia; it represents the sacrifice of every soldier in the unit.

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Noun

1. a badge worn to show official position