executive vs governance

executive and governance both are nouns.

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

As nouns, governance is a hypernym of executive; that is, governance is a word with a broader meaning than executive:

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

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

executive (noun)	governance (noun)
persons who administer the law	the act of governing; exercising authority
a person responsible for the administration of a business	the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
someone who manages a government agency or department

executive (adjective)	governance (adjective)
having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.