driver's license
noun
: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle
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Protesters in Topeka spoke out against the Kansas law that invalidates hundreds of driver's licenses and birth certificates for transgender people.
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The company bases gender on driver's license information, Uber told USA TODAY.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The Guatemalan documentation will be very difficult to replace, the man's attorney explained, stating that the driver's license can only be obtained in Guatemala itself, while the consular ID can only be obtained at the proper office in Chicago.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The final version of the bill also allows the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to revoke a commercial driver's license if the person no longer has legal status.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The company bases gender on driver's license information, Uber told USA TODAY.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The Guatemalan documentation will be very difficult to replace, the man's attorney explained, stating that the driver's license can only be obtained in Guatemala itself, while the consular ID can only be obtained at the proper office in Chicago.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The final version of the bill also allows the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to revoke a commercial driver's license if the person no longer has legal status.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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