be a card-carrying member (of something)



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.
See also: member

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anika (1)AH-nee-kah (German)German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene
AeolusEE-ə-ləs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
CruzKROOTH (Spanish), KROOS (Latin American Spanish), KROOSH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Iovis-Roman Mythology
Chavdar-Bulgarian
Adoniram-Biblical