Reign and Term

Reign

Reign noun - Controlling power or influence over others.

Term and reign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Reign".

Nearby Words: reigning, reigned

Term

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.
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Synonyms for Term

Reign and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reign" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

How words are described

old old reign old term
full full reign full term
long long reign long term
short short reign short term
Other adjectives: original, single, real, ancient, new, final, last, modern, fifth, longer.

Common collocations

gods reign gods term gods

Both words in one sentence

  • After Falling Into Infinity flopped despite heavy Executive Meddling to make it more commercial, the label essentially gave the band free reign to run out their contract, but didn't promote them at all, essentially deciding that signing the group to a long-term deal was a mistake.
  • Useful Notes / Mary Tudor There were 283 of them in all, and it is for their deaths that she's known as Bloody Mary (a term coined well after her death).note In reality she killed fewer subjects in her entire reign than her father did in any single year of his.
  • Useful Notes / Holy Roman Empire The actual term "Holy Roman Empire" began to be used only during the reign of Friedrich Barbarossa two centuries and two dynasties later, reflecting Frederick Barbarossa's ambition to rule Italy and the Papacy.
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