Badge and Key

Badge

Badge noun - An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).

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Key and badge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Badge".

Nearby Word: badger

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Badge and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badge" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

old	old badge	old key
special	special badge	special key
similar	similar badge	similar key
corresponding	corresponding badge	corresponding key
Other adjectives: certain, fake, light, green, single, small, powerful, actual, real, large, big, blue, white, ancient, new, final, yellow, last, different, literal, aforementioned.

The occupational badge (optionally) worn by US Air Force personnel in Intel career fields is a key superimposed over a globe.

Source: Cool Key
Side-note: In order to enter the tomb, Adama uses his Council of Twelve Badge of Office as a key.

Source: Fanon / Live-Action TV
Repomies: Return your badge, your gun, your game controller, and your key to station's ballpit!

Source: Western Animation / Pasila

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