administration vs governance

administration and governance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
administration	Yes	No	No	No
governance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, administration and governance are synonyms defined as:

administration and governance: the act of governing; exercising authority

Other synonyms of administration include governing, government, government activity.

As nouns, administration and governance are synonyms defined as:

administration and governance: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Other synonyms of administration include brass, establishment, governing body, organisation, organization.

administration (noun)	governance (noun)
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)	the act of governing; exercising authority
the act of administering medication	the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
the act of meting out justice according to the law
the act of governing; exercising authority
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
the tenure of a president