gold medal
a medal, traditionally of gold or gold color, awarded to a person or team finishing first in a competition, meet, or tournament; championship medal.
Origin of gold medal
1Other words from gold medal
- gold medalist, noun
- Compare bronze medal, silver medal.
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How to use gold medal in a sentence
The gold medal is the highest honor Congress bestows, and both houses must pass the authorizing legislation.
It is also not unusual for a president to skip a Congressional gold medal ceremony.
When Nancy Pelosi was speaker, the gold medal was authorized for golfer Arnold Palmer and conferred by Boehner.
While it was a lifetime achievement for Goebel, it was another dour disappointment for Kwan: another Olympics and no gold medal.
Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race | Nicholas McCarvel | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTQuick images flash by: A young Cassius Clay showing off his gold medal (a man McConnell surely came to despise in the 1960s).
This was shown at the Paris Salon, 1889, and missed the gold medal by two votes.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementAdamov left the school with a gold medal and rose rapidly to a high place in the Ministry of Justice.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyMartin Falleix obtained a brevet for invention and a gold medal at the Exposition of 1824.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheFor this work he received a gold medal and an annuity for life.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students | Clara Erskine ClementFor this bravery the city of Paris had awarded him a gold medal and people had praised him until his head was half turned.
Through the Wall | Cleveland Moffett
British Dictionary definitions for gold medal
a medal of gold, awarded to the winner of a competition or race: Compare silver medal, bronze medal
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