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campaign hat

American  

noun

  1. a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.

  2. a hat resembling this, worn as part of a uniform by forest rangers, state troopers, boy scouts, and other groups.


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As Mr. DeSantis worked a rope line after his speech, one man handed him a campaign hat to sign.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

He waved to reporters, with a defeated expression on his face, holding a crumpled red campaign hat in one hand.”

From Fox News ● Jun. 23, 2020

Trump, who also had a hand in creating his famous red campaign hat, “wanted to weigh in on it,” the aide said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2017

In July 2015, an imperial black felt bicorn campaign hat belonging to French Emperor Napoleon I was sold.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2016

Then to his further surprise he noticed that the Southern boy drew the rim of his campaign hat further down over his eyes, as though to keep his face from being recognized by the newcomer.

From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Herbert Carter

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