governance vs government

governance and government both are nouns.

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

As nouns, governance and government are synonyms defined as:

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

governance (noun)	government (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	the act of governing; exercising authority
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something	(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
	the study of government of states and other political units
	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit