Succession
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. (It is not to be confused with
secession, the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity.)
In
politics,
succession is the ascension to power by one
politician or
monarch after another, usually in a clearly defined order. See, for example:
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Line of succession to the British Throne**See also:
Act of Settlement 1701*
Line of succession to the Norwegian Throne*
Line of succession to the Swedish throne*
Line of succession to the Danish throne*
Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne*
Line of succession to the Dutch Throne*
Line of succession to the Belgian Throne*
Line of succession to the Spanish Throne*
Presidential Succession Act (United States)
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United States presidential line of succession*
Succession planning (corporate)
Succession of property at law covers the two distinct concepts of inheritance (a gift made by
will or other
testamentary document on death) and heirship, which applies where property passed to one or more dependants according to a formula set out in law, religion, custom or under the terms of a trust. Succession may also apply to artificial persons, usually through
corporate mergers or reorganizations.
In
music or
musical set theory, a
succession is a series of any musical parameters including
pitches,
pitch classes, or
simultaneities (see
simultaneity succession).
Succession may be thought of as a more general term for any possible progression, as in
chord progression or
harmonic progression, though not all simultaneity successions are harmonic progressions.uhgyfsdsz charing
Ecological succession refers to the often predictable series of changes in an
ecological community over time after a disturbance, such as a fire, hurricane, or a small-scale disturbance such as a tree fall.
