driver's license

noun

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

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The voter information at stake includes driver's licenses and Social Security numbers, which civil rights lawyers call part of a 'trifecta' to hackers for identity theft. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 That can include email addresses, phone numbers, driver's license details and even medical IDs, all of which can be used in identity theft schemes. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 Valid forms of identifications would include a driver's license, a passport, birth certificate, or social security card. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's efforts to tighten up the rules for which immigrants can qualify to get a commercial driver's license and make sure the states are properly enforcing the existing rules. ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 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 3 May. 2026.

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