identity card

American  

noun

1. a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.

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identity card British  

noun

1. a card that establishes a person's identity, esp one issued to all members of the population in wartime, to the staff of an organization, etc

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Etymology

Origin of identity card

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

What we did object to were the identity cards each citizen was issued.

From Literature

I grabbed my identity card, the one with my false name – Hannie Van de Berg – on it.

From Literature

Hussain Ahmed, 20, whose family lives in Machhar Colony, one of Karachi's largest slum areas where most of the population is comprised of Bengalis, does not have Pakistani nationality or an identity card.

From Barron's

"We are deciphering the 'identity card' of tumors, by identifying, one by one, the key variables that determine the evolution of the disease," explains Pittet.

From Science Daily

The man reaches into his jacket, pulls out an identity card.

From Literature