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Green Card

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Noun

1. green card

a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States

Example Sentences:
'he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Green Card

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noun
1. 
an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
2. 
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
3. social welfare
(formerly, in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special services
See also handicap register, registered disabled

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Green Card

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US
a registration card, originally green, granting an alien permission to reside and be employed in the U.S.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Green Card

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n.
1. A card issued by the US government allowing an alien to work at most jobs in the United States.
2. A green-colored card shown to the captain of a women's lacrosse team by a referee, indicating a delay-of-game penalty.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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