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Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word succession, which means the order or act of succeeding to something or following in sequence. Find synonyms, related phrases, and legal terms for succession.
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succession /səkˈsɛʃən/ noun
plural successions
succession
/səkˈsɛʃən/
noun
: following one after the other
•The guests arrived in succession.
•He won the championship twice in succession. [=in a row]
•She listed the names in quick/rapid succession.
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Learn the meaning of succession as a noun, with examples of its usage in different contexts. Find out how succession relates to titles, rights, series, and order.
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.
Political system - Hereditary, Succession, Monarchy: Although dictators still occasionally seek to establish their sons as their heirs, they usually rely on force rather than the claims of heredity to achieve their object.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word succession, from its origin in Middle English to its modern sense. Explore the etymology, synonyms, phrases and related words of succession with the Oxford English Dictionary.
a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after each other: succession of A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year. Life was just an endless succession of parties and dinners. in succession. happening one after another:
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.
