card-car·ry·ing | \ ˈkärd-ˌker-ē-iŋ 
, -ˌka-rē-iŋ \
, -ˌka-rē-iŋ \Definition of card-carrying
1 : being a full-fledged member of an organization (such as a Communist party)
2a : strongly identified with a group (as of people with a common interest)
card-carrying members of the ecology movement— R. J. Neuhaus
b : being such emphatically or unmistakably
a card-carrying hippie
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card-carrying
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of card-carrying
: known as an active member of a group or organization
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The first known use of card-carrying was in 1948
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