Collocations with succession

These are words often used in combination with succession.

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apostolic succession
The president by virtue of his new role acknowledges his place in a democratic variant of apostolic succession.
dynastic succession
In most cases, there was a feeling of dynastic succession and family regeneration over the generations.
endless succession
Not getting a peace settlement right the first time could lead to an endless succession of new conflicts.
hereditary succession
He was also anxious to justify 1688 in ways that did not abandon the central principles of hereditary succession and submission to legitimate authority.
intestate succession
This happened for instance if a nun inherited though an intestate succession.
line of succession
One last element of the amendment aimed to resolve the problem of alternation in power by fixing exactly the line of succession to the presidency.
natural succession
Other chapters focus on gaseous emissions from agricultural systems, natural succession, agrodiversity in cropping systems, and food web interactions.
order of succession
This modification gives a stepwise description of a reciprocal conditioning, assigning an order of succession to the steps.
quick succession
The zero plural avoids the problem of having two sibilants in quick succession at the end of the words, and coincidentally maintains the classical tradition.
rapid succession
These shocks occurred in rapid succession (1883-1901).
royal succession
Strictly speaking, royal succession was not determined by ethnic affiliation, but by birthright and pedigree.
succession crisis
A fierce succession crisis ensued, in which claims to religious truth, history, hereditary power and even access to the unseen world were invoked to support the rights of rival factions.
succession plan
However only 26% of services claimed to have a welldeveloped succession plan.
succession provisions
It is only fair to point out that there was some relief under the quick succession provisions which have been mentioned in the debate.
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