card-carrying

Adjective

card-carrying (not comparable)

1. Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports.
   • Mr. Casey I notice that counsel [Mr. Whitley] or someone asked you as to "card carrying Communist."
     Mr. McCuistion, Yes.
     Mr. Casey,. Is that a well-known phrase, "card carrying Communist"?
     Mr. McQuistion, That "card-carrying Communist" is the type of Communist who comes out and admits to everybody...1939 November 1, “Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities”, in Hearings before a Special Committee on Un-American Activities, volume II, pages 6713–4
   • Except for the men in uniform, few in the hail were card-carrying Nazis. But they must have long shared a silent approval of Hitler's goals.2004, Peter Mommsen, Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold
2. (broadly) Loyal and dedicated to some cause.
   • While it's good to hear the band get comfortable in their new skin, it also makes for a record that plateaus a few songs in. As a card-carrying AIC fan-boy, I am tempted to simply shower the band with endless praise for anything they do. But it must be said that much of this album comes across a...2013 May 28, J. Andrew, “Album Review: ALICE IN CHAINS The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”, in Metal Injection
   • [Nigel] Toon is a card-carrying enthusiast, arguing for benefits in fields as varied as weather forcasting, drug discovery and nuclear fusion.2024 May 11, John Thornhill, “More than human?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8
3. Official.