authority vs government

authority

noun
  • Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right. 

  • A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject. 

  • Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement. 

  • Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity. 

  • A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit. 

  • Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation. 

government

noun
  • The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. 

  • The relationship between a word and its dependents. 

  • The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power. 

  • The tenure of a chief of state. 

  • The management or control of a system. 

How often have the words authority and government occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )