Examples of synonyms for "government" are:
administration
authority
bureaucracy
control
management
organization
regime
rule
rule, administer, run ,manage... preside
Governance
Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of organization.
"The great governance in my time was very poor", replied grandpa
dunoo
Freedom from unfiar governance.
gov. govt.
No exact information is available about the origin of the word governance ,some historians/experts have traced the roots of governance to world bank and some to the monarchies but it is one of the concept evolved with the evolution of the state ,with the passage of time
It is a former administrative division in England, one which was under the governance of a sheriff (which word is derived from shire-reeve).
The SOA Governance Framework consists of an SOA Governance Reference Model and a SOA Governance Vitality Method. These both make up an SOA Governance.
governance
Here are some that might help you: management control guidance headship direction governance
what is meant by corporate governance?
Good governance, good performance Poor governance, poor performance