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card-carrying

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card-car·ry·ing (kärdkr-ng)
adj.
1. Being an enrolled member of a particular organization: a card-carrying Communist.
2. Avidly devoted to a group or cause: card-carrying fitness enthusiasts.
[From the assumption that such a person carries a membership card.]
card-carrying
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) being an official member of a specified organization a card-carrying union member a card-carrying Communist
Translations
card-carrying [ˈkɑːdˌkærɪɪŋ] adj (member) → tesserato/a
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