The word "placard" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a noun to refer to a large paper or board displaying a notice or advertisement or for special occasions, such as a protest, or as a verb to refer to the act of displaying a notice or advertisement. Example sentence: The protestors were all carrying placards with their demands written on them.
"Homosexuality = AIDS = 100%," declared one placard, while Museveni instructed the audience that: "The mouth is for eating, it is not for gonorrhoea".
And in caricaturing him holding a "Je suis Charlie" placard, they are adding insult to injury by claiming the prophet would support the values of the magazine, which for years has been widely criticised for targeting Muslims, in particular, under the cover of free speech.
Last year, during the federal election, those who had publicly deplored the "ditch the witch" placard, which made reference to Julia Gillard, reveled in calling outgoing Sophie Mirabella the same.
Near the MP was a placard reminding Wright of his pre-election promise to "vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament".
We desperately need rent control," he added, waving a placard urging the government to evict the rich.
Joseph Harker is assistant editor, Comment, at the Guardian Charlie Hebdo's new cover depicting the prophet Muhammad holding a Je suis Charlie placard with a tear coming from his eye is a life-affirming work of art.
Yet one displayed, on a placard attached to his bicycle, a new slogan: "Glasgow said aye".
There are no campaign billboards; the neat front lawns are placard-free.
But she has achieved clout far beyond her seniority, thanks to her rare talent for turning wonkish arguments into placard-ready slogans.
In the capital, Sana'a, placard-wielding protesters called for removal of the long-serving president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
To say nothing of the PAT and the SHA.In this section Gomorrah-on-Thames Just like the old days Mayday, Mayday Market forces The untouchables And now that you haven't voted... Hell's bells, it's conference time When the chips are down ReprintsAll the television viewer (and parent) at home sees of these conferences is the heckling, booing and placard-waving.
