placard
Americannoun
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a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
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Armor. placate.
verb (used with object)
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to display placards on or in.
The square was placarded by peace marchers.
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to publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards.
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to post as a placard.
noun
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a printed or written notice for public display; poster
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a small plaque or card
verb
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to post placards on or in
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to publicize or advertise by placards
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to display as a placard
Other Word Forms
- placarder noun
Etymology
Origin of placard
Example Sentences
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Crowds took to the capital's streets from 13:00 GMT on Saturday, with placards displaying messages including "fight ignorance not immigrants" and "reject racist lies" visible.
From BBC
Protesters carrying placards with slogans like "no to racism" and "you cannot divide us" marched from near Marble Arch to Whitehall near the UK parliament for a planned rally.
From Barron's
The trials of hundreds of people accused of holding up the placards have been put on hold while the legal battle over whether the group should have been banned continues.
From BBC
Others carried photographs of relatives who never emerged from detention, with some carrying placards saying "We are still looking for you."
From Barron's
He also has lined his fence with plastic skeletons and placards reading, “This Prison is Going to Kill Arkansas.”
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