What's the difference between emblem and insignia?

Emblem


Definition:

  • (n.) Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
  • (n.) A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
  • (n.) A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
  • (v. t.) To represent by an emblem; to symbolize.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Buckingham Palace was drawn into the dispute when it was revealed that Pownall had sought advice from the Lord Chamberlain, a key officer in the royal household, on the potential misuse of the portcullis emblem due to it being the property of the Queen.
  • (2) The first two games from that partnership will be based on the company’s b-tier franchises Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem.
  • (3) A woman identified by a protest organizer as Bree Newsome, a 30-year-old youth organizer from Charlotte, North Carolina, climbed the flagpole before 6am and took down the controversial emblem of the antebellum, slaveholding south, with the assistance of another activist.
  • (4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Either way, I love Jane for idly sticking two fingers up at the idea of a spa break in Rhodes or other emblems of “sophistication” being the only thing to aspire to.
  • (5) Whether you view the self-employed as the silent victims of our invidious jobs market or emblems of a new spirit of entrepreneurialism spreading through society, what is beyond doubt is that the ranks of those working for themselves are swelling by the day.
  • (6) The man who has scored more World Cup finals goals (five in 12 appearances) than any other US player (and indeed, more, as one image doing the rounds had it, than Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Rooney have managed in 31 games) has found himself becoming the ultimate emblem of Jurgen Klinsmann's "What have you done for me lately?"
  • (7) Messages of two types (pantomime and emblem) were presented under four conditions (spoken message alone, spoken message repeated, gestured message alone, and spoken message plus redundant gesture).
  • (8) One replaces the three lions of India's Ashoka symbol , the national emblem, with three bloody-jawed wolves.
  • (9) Unlike Mid Staffs, Mount Alvernia has not become an emblem of the failings of private hospitals.
  • (10) Elizabeth Butler, who carried out the investigation, said the watchdog must introduce checks when personal names are used in party names or descriptions to ensure the individual or their family has consented, and review all names, descriptions and emblems currently on the register.
  • (11) Many sported bright yellow "No to military trials" armbands, an emblem of fierce opposition to the ruling generals, and refused to join a bout of collective applause for the army council that still maintains an iron grip on the country's levers of power.
  • (12) Merlin was then taken over by Topps and the result is that England are the only World Cup team that Panini can’t reproduce with logos or emblems, which is why the players all look like they’re wearing bibs in the photos.
  • (13) Fans turned up carrying Catalan flags and their whistles drowned out the Uefa anthem before kick-off as they protested against a second fine for Barcelona for displaying political emblems.
  • (14) She became an emblem of the French New Wave, thanks to her role in Hiroshima Mon Amour, before returning to the Paris stage in the 1970s.
  • (15) There was no warning about other political groups, but next to an image of the anarchist emblem, the City of Westminster police's "counter terrorist focus desk" called for anti-anarchist whistleblowers stating: "Anarchism is a political philosophy which considers the state undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, and instead promotes a stateless society, or anarchy.
  • (16) Intentionally directing attacks against hospital facilities containing the sick and wounded, or against entities carrying the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblem is a war crime in a non-international armed conflict.
  • (17) Basic nonverbal components that could be applied to peer pressure resistance programs, such as gaze (eye behavior), stance and proxemics (space), gesture and emblems, and facial expression, are reviewed.
  • (18) This finding was attributed to a depictability factor: the pictures associated with pantomimes were relatively direct representations of item content, while those associated with emblems were necessarily less direct representations.
  • (19) "Intentionally directing attacks against hospitals and places containing the sick and the wounded and against medical units using the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblem is a war crime in non-international armed conflict," the investigators said, referring to a legal term for civil war.
  • (20) Behind him was the new party emblem, introduced in 2006 – a soothing blue and yellow anemone hepatica flower, and the slogan: “Sweden’s Opposition.” Three themes dominated the speech: the danger of Islamism, which Åkesson has described as “the Nazism of our times”; the need to stop the flow of refugees and asylum seekers – Sweden takes more asylum seekers per capita than any other EU country; and the desire to create a better society for Sweden’s children.

Insignia


Definition:

  • (n. pl.) Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
  • (n. pl.) Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Roberts can't really explain why Wu Lyf's lyrics are full of neo-biblical imagery – all blood and fire and crowns – nor why one of their main insignia is a cross, but he does admit that he got suspended from secondary school for putting a picture of Ho Chi Minh's face on Christ's body.
  • (2) Now, I agree with Bridget that ruling out someone for wearing Nazi insignia is a good rule of thumb.
  • (3) He said the appearance of men carrying Russian weapons and wearing uniforms without insignia was a "grave development" and called on Russia to pull back its troops from Ukraine's border.
  • (4) If Mendelsohn is playing Tarkin, his Imperial-rank insignia and uniform are both subtly different to those sported by Cushing, though it’s possible the character simply picked up a promotion or two somewhere along the way.
  • (5) The Corps was created as a uniformed nonmilitary service with a distinct uniform, insignia, and with titles, pay, and retirement protocols that corresponded to those of the uniformed military services (the Armed Forces).
  • (6) Miriam Dagher, 53, from Qaraqosh, said churches in the city had already been torched and religious insignia smashed.
  • (7) While these units wear uniforms without insignia, they drive vehicles with Russian military license plates and freely identify themselves as Russian security forces when asked by the international media and the Ukrainian military.
  • (8) The school’s insignia features the Christian cross and a Latin motto translated as “learning and faith.” Reactions to the change in plans Thursday afternoon ranged from disappointment to ambivalence.
  • (9) The US state department said the pro-Russian operations over the weekend were highly organised and "planned in advance" with militants "outfitted in bullet-proof vests and camouflage uniforms with insignia removed and carrying Russian-origin weapons".
  • (10) Uefa has charged the Serbian and Albanian Football Associations after the brawl involving players, supporters and stewards was sparked by a drone carrying the insignia of so-called “Greater Albania”, with the governing body expected to enforce heavy sanctions.
  • (11) In an attempt to prove this, they scraped off part of the pyramid’s cartouche – the insignia that denotes for whom the pyramid was built – and took it back to Germany for testing.
  • (12) Moscow has denied it is behind the co-ordinated operation by gangs wearing uniforms without insignia, but Britain said Russia would be assumed to be complicit unless it condemned the actions.
  • (13) Hodgson had arrived in a Vauxhall Insignia and, to even louder groans, he was asked whether the squad amounted to a sports car or a family saloon.
  • (14) Parts of the downed F-117 wreckage, such as the left wing with US Air Force insignia, the cockpit canopy, ejection seat, pilot's helmet and radio, are exhibited at Belgrade's aviation museum.
  • (15) It is clear that some militiamen are locals, while others, in green uniforms but without insignia, are better armed and more disciplined – and similar to the forces that were deployed before Russia's annexation of the Crimea last month.
  • (16) Heavily-armed troops displaying no identifying insignia and local pro-Russian militants stand guard outside a local government building in Simferopol, Ukraine on 2 March, 2014.
  • (17) Putin denies that the men guarding Ukrainian military installations around the Crimea are Russian soldiers, despite the uniforms without insignia that resemble Russian military uniforms: The post-Soviet space is full of such uniforms ...
  • (18) The Uefa president Michel Platini said he was deeply saddened by the scenes, which were sparked when a drone carrying a flag bearing a “Greater Albania” insignia was flown over the stadium, leading to the match being abandoned after 40 minutes.
  • (19) Photograph: Hadley Freeman Everyone is just so damn excited to be there, including the celebrities, to the point that taking frequent selfies in front of the Oscars insignia seems almost obligatory.
  • (20) Despite the group claiming on screen that they are not neo-Nazis, but rather upholding a moral obligation to rid Russia of paedophiles (whom they conflate with homosexuals), the VK pages of Occupy Paedophilia and other similar groups are littered with Nazi insignia.