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successor

UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsər/

Translations

successornoun
successors
pl
UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsər/
The board appointed a successor to the retiring CEO.
Le conseil a nommé un successeur au PDG partant à la retraite.
successeurEn mathématiques.
Under Peano's axioms, every natural number has a unique successor.
Selon les axiomes de Peano, tout nombre naturel a un successeur unique.
Additional translations
héritierDans le contexte d’un titre, d’une charge ou d’un patrimoine.
Synonyms
descendant
next in line
successor-in-title
replacement
heir
Antonyms
predecessor
successoradjective
UK
/səkˈsɛsə/
US
/səkˈsɛsɚ/
Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., successor state); not generally gradable.
successeurEmploi adjectival soutenu.
The successor government faced the task of rebuilding the economy.
Le gouvernement successeur a dû reconstruire l’économie.
Additional translations
suivantPour indiquer ce qui vient ensuite dans une série ou une succession.
Synonyms
successive
next
later
ensuing
following
succeeding
subsequent

Definitions

successornoun
A person or thing that succeeds another, especially in a position or role.
The board appointed a successor to the retiring CEO.
A person who inherits a title, office, or estate.
The prince was named as the successor to the throne.
In mathematics, the next element in a sequence, especially the natural number that is one greater than a given number.
Under Peano's axioms, every natural number has a unique successor.
successoradjective
Coming after or replacing another in a sequence, position, or role.
The successor government faced the task of rebuilding the economy.
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