government vs patronage

government and patronage both are nouns.

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

government (noun)	patronage (noun)
the act of governing; exercising authority	the act of providing approval and support
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed	(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
the study of government of states and other political units	the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit	a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
	customers collectively

government (verb)	patronage (verb)
	be a regular customer or client of
	support by being a patron of