campaign button
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of campaign button
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
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
He also owns the 1980 cover of Captain America No. 250, by John Byrne, which shows a campaign button with the slogan: “He’s the people’s choice. Captain America for President!”
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 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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