green card

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noun

an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S.

Origin of green card

First recorded in 1965–70

Related formsgreen-card·er, noun

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Related Words for green card

pass, passport, permit, visa

Examples from the Web for green card

Contemporary Examples of green card

Denied in his green-card application, he said, “I came instantly that day,” to the shrine.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card
Michael Luongo
November 11, 2014
Usually, U.S. citizens or green-card holders who marry immigrant women sponsor them for permanent residency.
The House’s Immigrant Betrayal With New Violence Against Women Act
Michelle Goldberg
May 17, 2012
People told him their problems and brought him their green-card applications.
‘The Accidental Terrorist’: a California Accountant’s Coup
Adam Piore
May 2, 2012
“The thing that I grieved most about that day was the fact that I had to withdraw my green-card application,” Sullivan said.
Marco Rubio, the Secret Service Scandal, and More Sunday Talk
The Daily Beast Video
April 22, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for green card

green card

noun

an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
social welfare (in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special servicesSee also handicap register, registered disabled

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