Difference between reign and resign
reign
Definitions
verb
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have sovereign power
noun
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Examples
Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
resign
Definitions
verb
- accept as inevitable
- part with a possession or right
- leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- give up or retire from a position
Examples
A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.
A lot of those who were named were deselected or resigned.
And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office?