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[ noun ] a person who follows next in order
Synonyms Examples "he was President Lincoln's successor" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Ralph_Houk , successor to Casey_Stengel at the Yankee helm , plans to bring the entire New_York squad here from St._Petersburg , including Joe_Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)To derive Utopian communism from the Jerusalem Christian community of the apostolic age or from its medieval successors in spirit , the monastic communities , is with an appropriate shift of adjectives , misleading in the same way as to derive it from Plato 's Republic : |
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[ noun ] a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Marsden was manager of the company for ten years and manager of its successor company , the Colonial_Light_and_Power_Company , for one year . Related terms |
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