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orders of succession

orders of succession is the plural of order of succession.

Meaning of order of succession

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.

Questions about orders of succession

What is orders of succession the plural of?
Orders of succession is the plural of order of succession.

Words near orders of succession in the dictionary

  1. orders of knighthood
  2. orders of magnitude
  3. orders of operations
  4. orders of precedence
  5. orders of service
  6. orders of succession
  7. orders of symmetry
  8. orders of the day
  9. orders out
  10. orders to show cause
  11. orders up

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