identity card

noun

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

identity card

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of identity card¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The government has previously rejected a digital ID proposal suggested by former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, whose government legislated for compulsory identity cards when he was in office.

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Ms Siddiq's lawyers previously told the Financial Times: "Tulip has never had a Bangladesh national identity card or voter ID and has not held a passport since she was a child."

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Aid workers scan the refugees' identity cards and take their fingerprints, before taking them to collect their rations.

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The judge said the defendant "projected a misleading impression of your healthcare professional status through your misuse of uniforms, health service identity cards and related papers".

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The proposal falls short of the compulsory identity cards Sir Tony brought in when he was prime minister.

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