driving licence vs permit

driving licence and permit both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of driving licence include licence, license.

driving licence (noun)	permit (noun)
a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
	large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
	a legal document giving official permission to do something

driving licence (verb)	permit (verb)
	consent to, give permission; permit
	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen