driver's license

noun

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

Examples of driver's license in a Sentence

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Her driver's license was also permanently suspended. Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Investigators had used facial recognition software to compare surveillance images from the bank fraud case with photos of Lipps from her driver's license and social media. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Even if Lu's only connection to China was through driver's licenses, that would be enough to violate the foreign agent law, prosecutors said. ABC News, 13 May 2026 Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said for several years her county has used an electronic system to scan bar codes on the back of driver's licenses to check in voters at polling places. CBS News, 12 May 2026 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 23 May. 2026.

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