identity card

noun

: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The new European standards for Li-ion batteries are due to come into force in 2026, with a genuine identity card to be introduced for each battery produced. Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024 At first, the state’s resident citizens should be those 5 million Palestinians now carrying PA identity cards and passports, but the state should eventually grant nationality without residency rights to Palestinian refugees worldwide, as an affirmation of identity. Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024 To get students with missing social security data approved, the Education Department asked applicants like Andrea to submit by email photographs of a driver’s license, identity card or other documents that would verify their identity. Zach Montague, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Authorities were able to identify Oropeza by an identity card issued by Mexican authorities to citizens who reside outside the country, as well as doorbell camera footage. Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023 On at least 20 occasions, AI deepfakes had been used to trick facial recognition programs by imitating the people pictured on the identity cards, according to police. Heather Chen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024 This year’s ads must meet new requirements that limit how plans, brokers, and other third parties can use the Medicare logo and images of the Medicare identity card. Deb Gordon, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Police were able to identify Oropeza based on a Mexican identity card and doorbell camera footage, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said. USA TODAY, 2 May 2023 In February, the top court ruled that surgery was not necessary for transgender people to change their gender on their identity cards. Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023

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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 16 Apr. 2024.

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