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noun
- 1. a number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other: "she had been secretary to a succession of board directors" Similar
- 2. the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.: "the new king was already elderly at the time of his succession" Similar
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1. a. : the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne. b. : the right of a person or line to succeed. c. : the line having such a right. 2. a. : the act or process of following in order : sequence. b (1)
SUCCESSION definition: 1. a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after each other: 2. happening…. Learn more.
Use the word succession to describe things that follow one another, as well as the order in which they do so. The Vice President is first in line of succession to be the President and the Secretary of State is fourth.
Succession is the fact or right of being the next person to have an important job or position. She is now seventh in line of succession to the throne. Synonyms: taking over , assumption , inheritance , elevation More Synonyms of succession
succession. (səkˈsɛʃən) n. 1. the act or an instance of one person or thing following another. 2. a number of people or things following one another in order. 3. the act, process, or right by which one person succeeds to the office, etc, of another. 4. the order that determines how one person or thing follows another. 5.
Succession definition: the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events. See examples of SUCCESSION used in a sentence.
noun. /səkˈseʃn/ [countable, usually singular] a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order synonym series. a succession of visitors. He's been hit by a succession of injuries since he joined the team. in succession She has won the award for the third year in succession. They had three children in quick succession.
SUCCESSION meaning: 1 : the act of getting a title or right after the person who had that title or right before you has died or is no longer able or allowed to have it; 2 : the process by which this happens.
succession noun. Meaning & use. I. The action of succeeding, and related uses. I.1.a. c1405–. The action of a person or thing following, or succeeding to the place of, another; the coming of one person or thing after another; also, the passing from one act or state to another; an instance of this. c1405 (c1385)
Definition of succession noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
