: a card bearing identifying data (such as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon
called also identification card, identity card
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Shipman emphasized law enforcement officers must present a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the university, including residence halls, classrooms and buildings requiring Columbia University ID card access.
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Sellers are also required under the current rules to make a photocopy of the driver’s license or ID card.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
New driver’s licenses and state ID cards would also be updated to state the person’s citizenship status starting next year.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The most common are Florida driver’s licenses or state ID cards.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Sellers are also required under the current rules to make a photocopy of the driver’s license or ID card.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
New driver’s licenses and state ID cards would also be updated to state the person’s citizenship status starting next year.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The most common are Florida driver’s licenses or state ID cards.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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