birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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And usually the county clerk would issue them a new birth certificate on the spot.
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Terry Gross, NPR, 18 May 2026
Some experts, however, say the bill could affect millions of Americans who don't have access to certain documents, like a passport or their birth certificate, or who have changed their names.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
His birth certificate reads Ryan Alexander Coleman Williams.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In the 2008 election cycle, opponents of Barack Obama spun up a narrative surrounding his birth certificate.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
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Terry Gross, NPR, 18 May 2026
Some experts, however, say the bill could affect millions of Americans who don't have access to certain documents, like a passport or their birth certificate, or who have changed their names.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
His birth certificate reads Ryan Alexander Coleman Williams.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In the 2008 election cycle, opponents of Barack Obama spun up a narrative surrounding his birth certificate.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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