be a card-carrying member (of something)

To be a certified member of a particular group or organization; to have paid the necessary dues or fees to be part of a group. I never knew until he was on his deathbed that my father was a card-carrying member of the Freemasons. You'll have to be a card-carrying member of the union before we can give you any regular shifts on the docks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jordyn	JAWR-din	English (Modern)
Floyd	FLOID	English
Tziporah	-	Hebrew
Kit	KIT	English
Jed	[dʒed]
Nomusa	-	Southern African, Ndebele