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• n  an individual instance of a type of symbol
  the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
• n  something serving as a sign of something else
• n  a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
• n  something of sentimental value
• s  insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
  a token gesture of resistance

• Was Sandra Day O'Connor a token white female for Reagan? Was Clarence Thomas a token black for the first Bush? Are they still viewed as only token picks by your side?".
• That spells trouble for the small troupe of soldiers and scientists, plus a reporter and the token fabulous babe.
• There's reason to believe LaHood a veteran Illinois pol who counts Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, as a close friend will play far more than a token role in the .

• item
• keepsake
• souvenir
• relic
• nominal
• tokenish

News & Articles

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• Angelina Jolie Debuts Bracelet Designed by Brad Pitt at Berlin Premiere of World War Z
  Angelina Jolie was literally wearing a token of Brad Pitt's affection at the Berlin premiere of World War Z. A source exclusively tells E! News that the actress' stunning...
  June 14, 2013 - E! Online
• Push to bring back subway booths
  Safety comes first. On Thursday, June 6, members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 and elected officials gathered in front of the Steinway Street subway station in Astoria. They called on the MTA to restore station token booths and agents to provide safer rides for commuters. “We are no longer going to accept the [...]
  June 13, 2013 - Queens Courier
• Brooklyn Man Practices Forgiveness
  I'm just hoping they drop this order of protection so we can get married,Randolph Costa said of the woman who allegedly shot him in the head . "I'd be crazy to testify against her." (That is one way of looking at it.) The bullet is still lodged near his spine, like a token of love.
  June 13, 2013 - New York Magazine

Quotes

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• Jim Hunter in USA Today
  Everybody likes being independent,Hunter said. "Certainly a guy like Robert Yates. But, by the same token, but when it comes down to the money, the resources, and the people, engine programs, engineers and everything else, you have to step...