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card-carrying

[ kahrd-kar-ee-ing ]

/ ˈkɑrdˌkær i ɪŋ /

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adjective

admittedly belonging to a group or party: a card-carrying Communist.

Often Facetious. dedicated to an ideal, profession, or interest: a card-carrying humanist.

Origin of card-carrying

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby card-carrying

card surfing, card table, card tart, card up one's sleeve, card vote, card-carrying, card-cut, card-key, card., cardamom, cardamom hills

Example sentences from the Web for card-carrying

I would imagine he would portray us like we are all card-carrying members of ISIS.

Rick Santorum’s Hobby Lobby Horror Movie |Dean Obeidallah |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They were all card-carrying Ukrainians, who were somewhat suspicious of Russia.

Is Kharkiv Ukraine’s Next Tipping Point? |Vijai Maheshwari |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So the Beltway media (of which I am a card-carrying member) has decided President Obama is too aloof.

Stop Calling Obama Aloof! |Paul Begala |May 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You, being a card-carrying member of the American elite—” Carville asserts before I interrupt him with a sarcastic “thank you.

James Carville on His New Book, ‘It’s the Middle Class, Stupid!’ |Lloyd Grove |July 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

And what a pleasant surprise to find that Assange, a card-carrying whistleblower, can wear more than one hat.

I Love the Julian Assange Show! |Tracy Quan |July 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for card-carrying

card-carrying

adjective

being an official member of a specified organization a card-carrying union member; a card-carrying Communist