: a card bearing identifying data (such as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon
called also identification card, identity card
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Mississippi requires only a photo ID, while Nevada will only accept a valid state driver’s license or ID card.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
All visitors, including youths, parents and supervising adults, may be asked to provide valid identification containing proof of age in the form of a driver’s license, ID card, military ID, a school ID card or passport.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Acceptable forms of identification include driver's licenses or state ID cards, photo identifications issued by federal or local governments, a U.S. passport, military ID cards, student ID cards, and tribal identification cards.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Users can still choose to upload photos of their ID cards or other official documents.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
All visitors, including youths, parents and supervising adults, may be asked to provide valid identification containing proof of age in the form of a driver’s license, ID card, military ID, a school ID card or passport.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Acceptable forms of identification include driver's licenses or state ID cards, photo identifications issued by federal or local governments, a U.S. passport, military ID cards, student ID cards, and tribal identification cards.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Users can still choose to upload photos of their ID cards or other official documents.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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