driver's license

noun

: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle

Examples of driver's license in a Sentence

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Sanchez also did not have a valid driver's license, according to the affidavit. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025 Per the plea deal, Galle's prison sentence will be followed by seven years probation, as well as the revocation of his driver's license for three years. Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 The Department of Homeland Security estimated that only 61.2% of driver's licenses and IDs will be REAL ID-compliant by the May 7 deadline. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025 State of play: At the heart of the case is whether some longstanding state laws were valid, and whether those 60,000 voters who were missing a social security or driver's license number from their voter registration application were lawfully registered to vote in the first place. Lucille Sherman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for driver's license 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driver's license was in 1904

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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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