driving licence vs license

driving licence and license both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
driving licence	Yes	No	No	No
license	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of driving licence include licence, permit.

driving 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

driving licence (verb)	license (verb)
	authorize officially