Vexillological

Here are the flags deemed the 10 worst, in both the United States and Canada, from a survey by the North American Vexillological Association.

We're not trying to make a change unless we see overwhelming support for a change; then maybe in the future, we would petition the government for that," vexillological association founder Lucas Stratton told CBC host Marjorie Dowhos.

For John Hartvigsen, Salt Lake City resident and the immediate past president of the North American Vexillological Association, this year’s unprecedented display of political flags is a sign of how divisive the election has become.

In practice, many countries (such as the United States and the United Kingdom ) have identical flags for these three purposes; national flag is sometimes used as a vexillological term to refer to such a three-purpose flag ( ).