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campaign button

American

noun

a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.

Etymology

Origin of campaign button

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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campaign button

He looked to his wife, who wore a “Luna for Sheriff” campaign button.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

Welch wore his dad’s campaign button Tuesday when he claimed a resounding victory for the top office in the once-segregated city.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

“He’d been out of prison six months, and was a student at the University of Houston-Downtown, running for student-body president. He had a campaign button: ‘Fruit’s Rights Freedom Fighter.’

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2018

A letter from Washington, an early campaign button for Lincoln and a political cartoon about Franklin D. Roosevelt add much-appreciated texture to the many formal portraits.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2017

Stealthily his hand moved to his ticking shirt and removed the campaign button.

From Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

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