driving license vs license

driving license and license both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of driving license include licence, permit.

driving license (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 license (verb)	license (verb)
	authorize officially