Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The turnedup card which determines the suit of trumps.
  • noun One of the suit of cards which outranks the other suits; a trump.

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Examples

  • This has been Democratic leaders 'trump-card argument all along.

    to Moderates Gerald F. Seib 2010

  • Ideally though I'd like to make a trump-card/playing card 2.5"x3.5" character synopsis.

    May 10th, 2010 curufea 2010

  • This has been Democratic leaders 'trump-card argument all along.

    to Moderates Gerald F. Seib 2010

  • This has been Democratic leaders 'trump-card argument all along.

    to Moderates Gerald F. Seib 2010

  • This has been Democratic leaders 'trump-card argument all along.

    to Moderates Gerald F. Seib 2010

  • I can get into comics that are specifically geared towards an adult audience, but the last several years worth of spin-the-bottle, event-driven, weekly-oriented, "Marketing-Is-God", comics pros as "rock stars", politically correct pablum, Hollywood trump-card dreck, has adequately demonstrated to me that earlier decades publishers attitude of targeting the bulk of their comics product for a "general" audience, was a much better path to follow.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Chuck Wells 2009

  • I can get into comics that are specifically geared towards an adult audience, but the last several years worth of spin-the-bottle, event-driven, weekly-oriented, "Marketing-Is-God", comics pros as "rock stars", politically correct pablum, Hollywood trump-card dreck, has adequately demonstrated to me that earlier decades publishers attitude of targeting the bulk of their comics product for a "general" audience, was a much better path to follow.

    Rayboy's Review: Agents of Atlas #1 (Marvel Comics) Chuck Wells 2009

  • The player from each of the other 15 playoff teams who best fills the trump-card role:

    USATODAY.com - Trump cards may be aces in the hole 2002

  • It again confirms that crime has become a trump-card for the 1999 elections campaign for parties and institutions opposed to the ANC.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • It again confirms that crime has become a trump-card for the 1999 elections campaign for parties and institutions opposed to the ANC.

    LETTER TO EDITOR: REPORTS ON CRIME BIAS AGAINST ANC 1998

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