driver's license
noun
: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle
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Most speeding violations in Ohio add two points to a driver's license, with 12 points resulting in a suspension.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
The Transportation Security Administration is considering an alternative identity verification program that could allow travelers without a Real ID-compliant driver's license, or other Real ID-compliant documents like a passport, to pass security checkpoints at the airport.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025
But Shapiro this week suggested that DHS was falling short by failing to properly maintain that database, which states use to check an immigrant's legal status before issuing a driver's license to a noncitizen.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
While some filings reference sensitive data types such as Social Security numbers or driver's license information, the incident did not involve Hyundai customers or the millions of connected vehicles HAEA supports.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
The Transportation Security Administration is considering an alternative identity verification program that could allow travelers without a Real ID-compliant driver's license, or other Real ID-compliant documents like a passport, to pass security checkpoints at the airport.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025
But Shapiro this week suggested that DHS was falling short by failing to properly maintain that database, which states use to check an immigrant's legal status before issuing a driver's license to a noncitizen.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
While some filings reference sensitive data types such as Social Security numbers or driver's license information, the incident did not involve Hyundai customers or the millions of connected vehicles HAEA supports.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for driver's license
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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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