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driver's license

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

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I can’t even forward his mail to my address without his signature and driver’s license.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The bill replaced signature matching with stricter forms of verification, such as requiring mail-in voters to provide their driver’s license number or copies of licenses.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Talarico said hundreds of thousands of Texans, who don’t drive, lack a driver’s license.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office regulates motor vehicles, helped to draft legislation that requires anyone riding one of the bikes on the street to have a driver’s license, title, registration and insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

It was the first week he got his driver's license.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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