"trump card" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trump cards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trump card (plural trump cards)
  1. (card games) A playing card, of the trump suit that is held in reserve until needed to win a trick. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-trump_card-en-noun-5E8KZJ~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: card-games, games
  2. (figurative) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-trump_card-en-noun-qQ9hWIhE

Inflected forms

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