government vs mandate

government and mandate both are nouns.

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

government (noun)	mandate (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed	a document giving an official instruction or command
the study of government of states and other political units	a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit