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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.

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Origin of green card

First recorded in 1965–70

OTHER WORDS FROM green card

green-carder, noun

Words nearby green card

greenbone, greenbottle, greenbottle fly, greenbrier, greenbug, green card, green-collar, green corn, green crab, Green Cross Code, Greendale

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How to use green card in a sentence

You need to sponsor your mom for a green card first, and then she can sponsor him as her husband.
Dear Sophie: How can I sponsor my mom and stepdad for green cards?|Walter Thompson|January 27, 2021|TechCrunch
Halfway through his prison sentence, he was deported back to our birthplace of the Dominican Republic after an altercation, for violating the rules of his green card.
Angie Thomas’ New Prequel to The Hate U Give Challenges the Cult of Masculinity|Cleyvis Natera|January 12, 2021|Time
The threshold for jobs created per investor to get a permanent green card is fairly low — 10 jobs.
Cotton’s claim that Mayorkas was ‘guilty of selling green cards to Chinese nationals’|Glenn Kessler|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
I also appreciate the aspiring startup founder we helped to gain independence from a corporate employer by assisting him with self-petitioning his green card.
Dear Sophie: What I’m thankful for|Walter Thompson|November 30, 2020|TechCrunch

At the time, there were an estimated 115,000 adult residents in Kansas who were not American citizens—including green card holders and people on visas.
How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science|Bobbie Johnson|November 1, 2020|MIT Technology Review

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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green card

Origin of green card

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