people vs governed

people and governed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
people	Yes	No	Yes	No
governed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, governed is a hyponym of people; that is, governed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than people:

people (noun)	governed (noun)
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively	the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
the body of citizens of a state or country
members of a family line
the common people generally

people (verb)	governed (verb)
fill with people
furnish with people