red hat

noun

the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
a cardinal.

red hat

noun

the broad-brimmed crimson hat given to cardinals as the symbol of their rank and office
the rank and office of a cardinal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of red hat¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

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The King was in a kilt and tweed jacket while the Queen wore a blue coat with a tartan lapel and a red hat decorated with a feather.

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Some of them wore the “MAGA” red hat.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch Trump ally from Georgia, wore a red hat to the address that read, “Trump was right about everything.”

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Trump now hands out a red hat that says "Trump was right about everything" and as long as he can blame someone else for the carnage he creates the people around him are willing to let him believe it.

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“You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is,” Kluwe, 43, told the council during Tuesday’s meeting.

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red-handed Red Hats

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