rebellion vs resignation

rebellion

noun
  • Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling. 

  • An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. 

  • Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 

resignation

noun
  • The act of resigning. 

  • A written or oral declaration that one resigns. 

  • The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior. 

  • An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable. 

How often have the words rebellion and resignation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )