driver's license

noun

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

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In the lawsuits, Dhillon says Michigan is required to provide it information needed to exercise its statutory enforcement authority, including voters' full date of birth, driver's license numbers and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025 In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, Inderjit Singh is facing three counts of reckless endangerment and not having a driver's license. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025 One of Swift's security staffers, Alex Welch, said Wagner's new California driver's license was mailed to Swift's home, which is how they were alerted. Bryan West, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 But in recent weeks, the Department of Justice has been making controversial demands to numerous states to turn over such data, including in several instances voter rolls that include personal data like driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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