succession
/sək'seʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A number of people or things following one after the other: A series or sequence of related events, objects, or people.
- The action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, or rank: The right or act of succeeding someone in a position or role.
- (Ecology) The process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable community is established: The gradual and orderly process of ecological change in an area.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The company reported a succession of profitable quarters. (A series of profitable periods.)
- The succession to the throne is clearly defined by law. (The process of inheriting the throne.)
- Ecologists studied the forest's succession after the fire. (The ecological process of change.)
Advanced Usage
- In quick/rapid succession: Happening one after another with very little time in between.
- The boxer landed three punches in rapid succession.
- In succession to someone/something: Following and replacing someone or something in a role.
- He was appointed chairman in succession to his predecessor.
- Line of succession: The official order of people who will inherit a position, especially a throne.
- The prince is first in the line of succession.
Variants and Related Words
- Successive (adj): Following one another in an unbroken sequence.
- It was their third successive victory.
- Successor (n): A person or thing that succeeds another.
- She named her daughter as her successor.
Synonyms
- Sequence: A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Series: A number of events, objects, or people of a similar kind coming one after another.
- Progression: The process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.
Phrasal Verbs / Related Phrases
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its related concepts are expressed through prepositional phrases like "in succession.")
Related Idioms
- A succession of something: A series of similar things or events.
- The team suffered a succession of injuries.
- Order of succession: The sequence of individuals entitled to hold a high office if it becomes vacant.
- The constitution outlines the presidential order of succession.
Noun
- acquisition of property by descent or by will
- (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
- the action of following in order
- he played the trumps in sequence
- a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
- a following of one thing after another in time
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients