government vs mudslinger

government and mudslinger both are nouns.

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

government (noun)	mudslinger (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
(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