driver's license

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noun

a permit, as one issued by a state's motor vehicle bureau, that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle on public roads.

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Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

The law also makes it harder to get an absentee ballot, requiring that people submit a Social Security number or a driver's license number before obtaining one.
It is obviously accurate to refer to the Florida voting law as ‘restrictive’|Philip Bump|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
That's the future Google is working toward as it pushes Android forward with support for driver's licenses and digital car keys.
Google wants to standardize digital car key and ID support on Android|Ron Amadeo|March 26, 2021|Ars Technica
Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.
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He also was working to recruit Castro as a driver for a drug load.
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You can still get your license at the court—just not actually get married there.
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So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The special license had arrived; the young clergyman who was to perform the service was located at Hartledon.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various