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card-carrying

adj

Definitions

  1. Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it

    Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports.

    • Except for the men in uniform, few in the hail were card-carrying Nazis. But they must have long shared a silent approval of Hitler's goals.

  2. Loyal and dedicated to some cause.

    • [Nigel] Toon is a card-carrying enthusiast, arguing for benefits in fields as varied as weather forcasting, drug discovery and nuclear fusion.

  3. Official.

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