driving license

Legal motoring document

A driving license is an official document certifying that the holder has passed tests and is legally permitted to operate motor vehicles on public roads.

This is the standard British term; Americans say driver's license.

She renewed her driving license before it expired.

document

ID

Identity document abbreviation

DMV · registration · renewal · expiration · validation · application · bureaucracy · laminated · wallet · barcode

milestone

adulthood

State of being grown

maturity · teenager · learner · provisional · pass · fail · nerves · parent · instructor · celebration

freedom

independence

Freedom from external control

exploration · travel · mobility · getaway · cruising · open-road · horizon · spontaneity · errand · carpool

responsibility

safety

Freedom from harm

DUI · points · violation · seatbelt · awareness · judgment · caution · rules · penalties · consequences

eligibility

road-test

Evaluate through actual use

theory · practical · examiner · appointment · retry · disqualification

Categories
Opposites
permission status

driving licenselicense revocation

Formal withdrawal of permission

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

document type/function

driving licensepassport

Government-issued travel credential

birth certificate · social security card · library card

Family

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

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G