noun · formal
succession
/səkˈsɛʃən/suc·CES·sion
the process or order in which one person replaces another in a job or position
Examples
“The company has a clear succession plan for senior management.”
“A long succession of managers left the department demoralised.”
“Succession planning is important to avoid disruption when key staff leave.”
Band 8 sentence
“Robust succession planning helped the firm stay stable despite several unexpected departures.”
Collocations
- succession plan
- line of succession
Word family
Common mistakes
They made a succession plan for leader.→They made a succession plan for the leader.
He is next in succession.→He is next in the line of succession.
Say it for a higher band
5replacement→6line of succession→7+succession
Synonyms
replacement
Easily confused
successor
“The CEO's successor was chosen after a long succession process.”
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