identity card

noun

Synonyms of identity cardnext
: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

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The resolution declared the board's intent to use identity card readers installed at video gaming locations, which would prohibit those on the self-exclusion list from playing. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 By document type, national identity cards are number one, followed by a driver’s license and then a passport in third. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Unlike OCIs, NRIs have full citizenship and are accordingly entitled to a passport and a voter’s identity card. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards. Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identity card

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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