reignverb [ I ]
uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/C2 to be the king or queen of a country:
Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901.
C2 to be the main feeling or quality in a situation or person:
The bomb attacks produced a panic which reigned over the city.
Love reigned supreme in her heart.
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- How long did Queen Elizabeth reign?
- He only reigned for three years.
- Queens have reigned in Britain for 111 of the last 163 years.
- He reigned during some of the most turbulent times in English history.
- Confusion reigned as explosions erupted.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ruling & governing
- absolute
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throne idiom
- Comintern
- corridor
- government-chartered
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- hung parliament
- officially
- oppressive
- power-sharing
- repress
- repression
- repressive
- sovereignty
- statecraft
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Existing and being
reignnoun [ C ]
uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/C1 the period of time when a king or queen rules a country:
the reign of Henry VIII
a period when a particular person, feeling, or quality is very important or has a strong influence:
his successful reign as manager of the team
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ruling & governing
- absolute
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throne idiom
- Comintern
- corridor
- government-chartered
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- hung parliament
- officially
- oppressive
- power-sharing
- repress
- repression
- repressive
- sovereignty
- statecraft
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Being important and having importance
Idiom(s)
a reign of terror