governance vs government

governance

noun
  • The state of being governed. 

  • The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration. 

  • Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights. 

  • The specific system by which a political system is ruled. 

  • The group of people who make up an administrative body. 

government

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

  • 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 tenure of a chief of state. 

  • The management or control of a system. 

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