succession

(sək-sĕsh'ən)
n.

1. The act or process of following in order or sequence.
2. A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence: "A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks" (Alec Waugh). See synonyms at series.
3. 1. The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, dignity, or estate.
   2. The right of a person or line of persons to so succeed.
   3. The person or line having such a right.
4. 1. The act or process of succeeding to the rights or duties of another.
   2. The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person.
5. Ecology. The gradual and orderly process of ecosystem development brought about by changes in community composition and the production of a climax characteristic of a particular geographic region.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin successiō, successiōn-, from successus, past participle of succēdere, to succeed. See succeed.]

successional suc·ces'sion·al adj.
successionally suc·ces'sion·al·ly adv.

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noun

1. A way in which things follow each other in space or time: consecution, order, procession, sequence. See order/disorder, precede/follow.
2. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other: chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, round, run, sequence, series, string, suite, train. Informal streak. See order/disorder.

plant succession

A series of complexes of plant life at a particular site. In theory, plant succession is viewed as the growth and development of plant life on originally bare earth, with a definite sequence of communities.

[Ge]

An ecological term referring to the replacement of one dominant type of species by another, in a particular environment.

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The transfer of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The transfer of legal or official powers from an individual who formerly held them to another who undertakes current responsibilities to execute those powers.

The action of one party, person or product being replaced by another that has become obsolete, incapacitated, retired or deceased. Ideally, a successor will fill the role of its predecessor, being fully compatible with all other entities in place and perfectly functional without any interruption in service.

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Since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, planning for succession of a executive officer in a corporation has become a very important issue in the field of corporate governance. Ensuring that, in the event of a problem with one employee, a company will continue to function adequately creates tremendous value for shareholders.

Family succession is the passing of one person's assets and role in the family onto an heir.

With the increasing pace of technological change, when new products replace old ones, it is important those new ones can fill the role of the old products without interruption in service and without the need to replace other functional elements of a network of products.

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IN BRIEF: The action of following in order. Also: A group of people or things arranged or following in order.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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For a list of words related to succession, see:

• Environment, Ecology, and Animal Behavior - succession: ecological succession
• Acts, Powers, Conditions, and Procedures - succession: order in which officials move up to vacated higher position, esp. procedure for filling presidential vacancy
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - succession: sequence; process of following in order

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Common misspelling(s) of succession

• sucesion
• succesion
• sucession

Dansk (Danish)
n. - efterfølgelse, arvefølge, række, arvefælge, slægtslinie, efterfølgere

Nederlands (Dutch)
(erf)opvolging, successie, reeks

Français (French)
n. - succession

Deutsch (German)
n. - Folge, Serie, Nachfolge, Erbfolge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακολουθία, αλληλοδιαδοχή, διαδοχή, επαλληλία

Italiano (Italian)
successione, serie, successione ereditaria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - seqüência (f)

Русский (Russian)
преемственность, потомки, последовательность, непрерывный ряд, правопреемство, наследство, престолонаследие, переход власти

Español (Spanish)
n. - sucesión, serie

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - följd, serie, ordning, ordningsföljd, succession, arvföljd, tronföljd, arvsrätt, successionsrätt, avkomma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连续, 继位, 继承权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連續, 繼位, 繼承權

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연속, 계승

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連続, 継承, 相続, 継承権

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خلافه , تعاقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רציפות, ביאה בזה אחר זה, שורה, סדרה, ירושה, זכות ירושה, רצף מאובנים (גיאולוגיה), זכות למשרה‬

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