card-carrying

Certified for inclusion; having paid the necessary amount in full. I never knew until he was on his deathbed that my father was a card-carrying Freemason. I'm afraid only card-carrying members of the union can be given any regular shifts on the docks. Before you start espousing your liberal notions to Uncle Ned, please keep in mind that he's a card-carrying Republican.

See also:

paid-up
paid-up member (of something)
a paid-up member, etc.
deathbed
deathbed conversion
a wild card
wild card
card in
someone's trump card
a/your trump card

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