government vs executive

government and executive both are nouns.

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

government (noun)	executive (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	persons who administer the law
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed	a person responsible for the administration of a business
the study of government of states and other political units	someone who manages a government agency or department
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

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