driver's license
noun
: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle
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Plans include accessing driver's license data from a private entity known as Nlets that helps law enforcement agencies share information across states.
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Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
For example, some states, including Alabama, Alaska, Georgia and Delaware, apply six points to a violator's driver's license, which can lead to suspension, higher insurance rates and even loss of a license.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Residents with a Tennessee driver's license or ID can apply for a REAL ID at a driver services center or participating county clerk offices.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Sitting at a table with her then-9-year-old daughters and her parish priest, Ruano wore a tracking device on her wrist and showed reporters her valid work permit and driver's license.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
For example, some states, including Alabama, Alaska, Georgia and Delaware, apply six points to a violator's driver's license, which can lead to suspension, higher insurance rates and even loss of a license.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Residents with a Tennessee driver's license or ID can apply for a REAL ID at a driver services center or participating county clerk offices.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Sitting at a table with her then-9-year-old daughters and her parish priest, Ruano wore a tracking device on her wrist and showed reporters her valid work permit and driver's license.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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