{
    "term": "placard",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a large written or printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march (= a formal walk to protest about something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were carrying placards and banners demanding that he resign."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplækɑːd/",
                "audio": "pl/placard/placard__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplækɑːrd/",
                "audio": "pl/placard/placard__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken."
}