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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card-carrying. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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card-carrying
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English 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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