Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun green_card

1 sense of green card

Sense 1
green card -- (a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States; "he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green")
       => positive identification -- (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people")