campaign button

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of campaign button¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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.

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One was wearing a campaign button.

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

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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.

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

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