identity card

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noun

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

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Origin of identity card

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby identity card

identification tag, identifier, identify, Identi-Kit, identity, identity card, identity crisis, identity element, identity function, identity matrix, identity politics

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How to use identity card in a sentence

The group carried them to a nearby mosque, where someone checked the men’s pockets and found their national identity cards and phones.
The story of an Afghan man who fell from the sky|Gerry Shih, Niha Masih, Dan Lamothe|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Before the back-and-forth with YouTube this past week, Atajurt had already received two “strikes” in the past two months for “harassment and cyberbullying”—for including identity cards in videos posted in 2018.
How YouTube’s rules are used to silence human rights activists|Eileen Guo|June 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
But he, like many people using dating apps whatever their sexual identity, remains stoutly positive.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They are not the actual traffickers, Yazbek says, so generally the other refugees protect their identity.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But those strands of his identity are all wound around the conspiracy that led him back to Gambia for the first time in 23 years.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Identity issues seem to have dogged Otis since his troubles began.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for identity card

identity card

noun

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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