card-carrying member
Registered group participant
A card-carrying member is someone who formally belongs to an organization, especially one that issues membership cards.
The phrase often carries political weight, evoking mid-20th-century accusations about Communist Party membership: Are you now or have you ever been a card-carrying member?
Today it's used more loosely for anyone fully committed to a group or ideology: a card-carrying member of the ACLU, a card-carrying feminist.
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- party lineOfficial political position
- clubOrganization with membership
- ID cardDocument verifying identity
- affiliateConnected member organization
supporter · believer · advocate · society · secret society · partisan · communist · union · rank and file · credential · in good standing · adherent · old guard · subscriber · enthusiast · certificate · associate · enrollee
card-carrying memberfellow traveler
Ideological ally without membership
dabbler · dilettante · bandwagon fan · in name only · weekend warrior
carrying, member, carry, carries, carried, carrier, carriers, carriage, carriages