campaign button

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of campaign button

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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campaign button

Even his grief is smothered by his monomaniacal need for closure: “This is not about revenge,” he will tell Kadafi, pinning a campaign button on his lapel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025

On Tuesday, he delivered a victory speech before a crowd of relatives and supporters, wearing a campaign button from his father’s mayoral bid three decades earlier.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, waiting for the last few senators to arrive, showed off a campaign button for the “Senate Cranky Coalition.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2018

Graham then handed Bashir a George W. Bush reëlection campaign button that he’d taken from the desk of Karl Rove’s secretary.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 11, 2018

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

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