"badge of identity" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English. It is typically used to describe a physical object or symbol (such as a uniform or a name tag) that indicates one's identity or status. For example: "The soldiers proudly displayed their badges of identity on their uniforms."
And musical tastes become a badge of identity".
EVERY actor has his calling card, his inimitable, unmistakable badge of identity.
IS THE Christian cross primarily a religious symbol, a cultural one, a badge of identity, or what?
Particularly for migrant communities, religion is often a badge of identity that cannot be left behind at home.
And Camp is esoteric – something of a private code, a badge of identity, even, among small urban cliques".
Support for conscription was a badge of identity for the CDU; more painful will be the closure of bases that army reforms will require.
Some are little generational badges of identity.
They're badges of identity, not of thought.
Advocates say some emo youths and gay men have left for northern Iraq, while others have shorn off hairdos or muted outfits that were once badges of identity.
Instead of family photos, his wallet is filled with cards proclaiming his membership in the elite clubs reserved for the highest-volume business travelers, badges of identity supplied by airlines, hotels, car-rental agencies.
When we hurl brilliantly turned insults at each other we simplify these issues into badges of identity and while we're doing that, some very dark forces indeed are gnawing at those roots.
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