card-carrying

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The definition of card-carrying is someone who is openly loyal to an organization or group.

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Someone who manages a union is an example of card-carrying.

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See card-carrying in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. owning a membership card in a specified organization
  2. Informal thorough, genuine, etc.: a card-carrying pacifist

See card-carrying in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Being an enrolled member of a particular organization: a card-carrying Communist.
  2. Avidly devoted to a group or cause: card-carrying fitness enthusiasts.

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Origin: From the assumption that such a person carries a membership card

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