driver's licence vs license

driver's licence and license both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
driver's licence	Yes	No	No	No
license	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, license is a hypernym of driver's licence; that is, license is a word with a broader meaning than driver's licence:

Other hypernyms of driver's licence include licence, permit.

driver's licence (noun)	license (noun)
a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
	a legal document giving official permission to do something
	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

driver's licence (verb)	license (verb)
	authorize officially