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noun
An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: line
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