: 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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That includes automatic voter registration, allowing more campus ID cards to be used as voter ID, and lowering the time that a resident must have lived at their current address to vote from 28 to 10 days.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 6 May 2025
Real IDs are similar to driver’s licenses and ID cards, but they are marked with a star in the upper-right corner.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
In Ohio, the Real ID cards cost the same as standard driver's licenses and ID cards − $24.50 for a four-year license, or $48 for an eight-year card.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Rogers said she was prompted to share the post after her mother, while cleaning out her wallet, found several old ID cards—including the now-viral Apple badge.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 6 May 2025
Real IDs are similar to driver’s licenses and ID cards, but they are marked with a star in the upper-right corner.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
In Ohio, the Real ID cards cost the same as standard driver's licenses and ID cards − $24.50 for a four-year license, or $48 for an eight-year card.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Rogers said she was prompted to share the post after her mother, while cleaning out her wallet, found several old ID cards—including the now-viral Apple badge.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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