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order of succession

order of succession noun: a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.

Noun

order of succession (plural orders of succession)

  1. A formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.

Forms of order of succession

pluralorders of succession

Questions about order of succession

What does order of succession mean?
Order of succession means a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.
What part of speech is order of succession?
Order of succession is a noun.
What is the plural of order of succession?
The plural of order of succession is orders of succession.

Words near order of succession in the dictionary

  1. order of knighthood
  2. order of magnitude
  3. order of operations
  4. order of precedence
  5. order of service
  6. order of succession
  7. order of symmetry
  8. order of the boot
  9. order of the day
  10. Order of the Garter
  11. order out

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