government vs governing

government and governing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, government and governing are synonyms defined as:

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

government (noun)	governing (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	the act of governing; exercising authority
(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

government (adjective)	governing (adjective)
	responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws