driver's licenses

State-issued driving permits

Driver's licenses are official documents issued by a government authority permitting individuals to operate motor vehicles.

The term appears in discussions of identification, age verification, and driving privileges: She needed two forms of ID, so she brought her driver's license and passport.

Also spelled driver's licences in British English.

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laminated card · application forms · security features · road tests · behind the wheel · vision test · age restrictions · cars · expiration dates · DUI laws · testing centers · trailers · trucks · organ donor · address change · renewal notice · personal information · fee structures

Opposites
legal authorization status

driver's licensesdriving bans

Rules forbidding vehicle operation

disqualifications · learner's permits · provisional licenses

type of identity document

driver's licensespassports

Government-issued travel identification

birth certificates

transportation mode authorization

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Authorization to operate watercraft

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G