driver's license

Road-legal identification card

A driver's license is an official document authorizing someone to operate a motor vehicle on public roads.

It serves as the most common form of identification in the United States: I need to see your driver's license.

Getting one is a rite of passage for American teenagers.

Also spelled *driver license* in some states and official contexts.

legal

DMV

Vehicle registration agency

  • permitOfficial written authorization
  • testEvaluative examination
  • renewalMaking current again

expiration · suspension · revocation · endorsement · regulations · compliance · eligibility · jurisdiction · road rules · traffic code

milestone

adulthood

State of being grown

teenager · sixteen · coming of age · responsibility · autonomy · first car · open road · road trip · growing up · adulting

identity

ID

Identity document abbreviation

card · name · birthdate · address · signature · proof · verification · authentication · number · expiry

privilege

insurance

Contractual risk coverage

training · experience · qualification · responsibility · enforcement · sobriety · liability · suspended · DUI · ticket

mobility

car

Wheeled motor vehicle

highway · traffic · steering · navigation · destination · automobile · road · parking · interstate · passenger

Categories
Opposites
legal driving status

driver's licenselicense revocation

Formal withdrawal of permission

license suspension · driving ban · revoked license · suspended license · unlicensed

transportation mode authorization

driver's licensebus pass

Prepaid boarding credential

transit pass · passport · pedestrian

Family

drive, driven, driver, license, driving, drove, drives, drivers, overdrive

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G