Bakufu refers to the government office of military rule or samurai government itself; however, there are some exceptions, such as, the Taira clan government and the Shokuho government (the government of Nobunaga ODA and Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI. "Shoku" and "ho" are the initial letters of Oda and Toyotomi).
幕府（ばくふ）は、武家政治の政庁や武家政権そのものを指す（平氏政権・織豊政権などの例外はある）。