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driver's license

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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“Officers came up and asked him for his driver’s license. He handed over his driver’s license and then they told him they were ICE and they’re gonna take him into custody,” Kolasinski said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He likens it to taking the driver’s license away from a parent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Away from competition, she got her driver's license, enjoyed holidays, went to concerts and experienced something she had not before -- a normal teenager's life.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

It released him in Texas, not Minnesota, and withheld all of his property, including his driver’s license and other identification paperwork.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

He had just gotten his driver’s license, and Mama asked him to drive us to church.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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