"driver licence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: driver licences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} driver licence (plural driver licences)
  1. (New Zealand, Australia) An official identification document which states the recipient may drive a motorized vehicle. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Synonyms: driver's licence [Australia, Canada, New-Zealand], driving licence [UK], driver's license [US], driver license [US], drivers license [US]
    Sense id: en-driver_licence-en-noun-F9EuE8fD Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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