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
Glass	[glɑ:s]
Parry	-	Welsh
Legolas	-	Literature
Paquita	-	Spanish
Eveliina	E-ve-lee:-nah	Finnish
Dobromil	-	Czech (Rare), Medieval Slavic