government vs independent

government and independent both are nouns.

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

government (noun)	independent (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed	a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
the study of government of states and other political units
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

government (adjective)	independent (adjective)
	free from external control and constraint
	(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
	not controlled by a party or interest group