system of govt & governance system

[sampahmel]

Dear all,

system of government and governance system. do they mean the same thing?

Thank you

sampahmel

[Greg Forbes]

(not a teacher)

Samphamel,

As "governance" is defined as "government," these two terms would appear to have the same meaning. I have rarely heard the term "governance" (is it perhaps more common in other varieties of English?) so the first term sounds better to me.

GF