placard

Everyday

A large card or board with a message written on it, carried at a protest or march, or put up in public. tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship and history lessons, protesters, marchers and suffragettes carried placards with slogans. In news, people hold placards at demonstrations. Schools make placards for climate strikes or charity events.

Examples

• The protesters carried placards saying "Save our park". tree →
• Suffragettes held placards asking for votes for women. tree →
• We made placards for the class march about litter. tree →
• The placard was written in big red letters. tree →
• Fans held up placards for their favourite player. tree →
• Police asked them to lower their placards. tree →
• The sunlight shone on only one of the walls, and that one was stuck over with bills and placards, before which the people stood still; and this made a crowd. tree →

Note

Countable. Pronounced "PLA-kard". Similar: sign, banner, poster. Do not confuse with "placate" (to calm someone).