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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

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

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

Second place receives a genuine big Bush-Quayle campaign button, from either 1988 or 1992, so it was for either a winning effort or a losing one.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020

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

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