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successor Definition

suc·ces·sor (-ər)

noun

a person or thing that succeeds, or follows, another; esp., one who succeeds to an office, title, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr successour < L successor < successus, pp. of succedere: see succeed

successor Synonyms

successor

n.

heir, heir apparent, follower, replacement; see heir.

successor Law Definition

n

A person who takes over the rank, office, duties, or privileges of another; a corporation that through merger, buy-out, or other means acquires the duties, stock, rights, and debts of another corporation, known as the predecessor.
successor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • anoint: Finish running Manor by giving lift to campaign of anointed successor.
  • appoint: We intend to appoint a full time successor to David shortly.
  • nominate: Offices and titles were sold as was the right to nominate a successor to the purchased office.
  • elect: The " official " supervision of its compilation was only that of the elected successor to Muhammad.
  • choose: An election will be held on 4th May to choose a successor.
  • await: At last the long awaited successor to the well received ( and now out of print ) KINGS CROSS.

Adjective modifier

  • worthy: They are the more than worthy successors to Churchill's " Few " .
  • eventual: His eventual successor was settled on, a long haired young man hailing from the North of England.
  • rightful: By adopting the hat of the famous Parthian ruler, Ardashir is declaring himself as the rightful successor to the kingdom of Iran.
  • immediate: Any such agreement can cover no more than performance by his immediate successor of his obligations under the lease.
  • respective: Such Trustees shall hold office until their respective successors have been duly appointed by the General Council and shall have accepted office.
  • legitimate: Eric Clapton described him in 1996 as 'The legitimate successor to Peter Green ' .

Modifies a noun

  • regime: Can a successor regime be installed that will be pliable to the USA?
  • body: Successor bodies can take many forms: some promising models are examined in more detail in the box.
  • state: He foresaw the danger of nationalist or ethnic quarrels among successor states of the former Soviet empire.
  • organization: An existing local organization may well provide the basis for an effective successor organization.
  • company: The existence of such a successor company is a factor which should be drawn to the attention of any charge - holder.
  • generation: The theme of the dialog was, building a critical successor generation.

Preposition: in

  • title: Would anyone knowing the present whereabouts of this company or their successors in title, please contact us.
  • command: His successor in command of the 3rd ACR is Col. Michael Bills, who comes from the Army's Human Resources Command.
successor Quotes

In science men have discovered an activity of the very highest value in which they are no longer, as in art, dependent for progress upon the appearance of continually greater genius, for in science the successors stand upon the shoulders of their predecessors; where one man of supreme genius has invented a method, a thousand lesser men can apply it.

—Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl