accession
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It also nods at eventual Ukrainian accession to the European Union.
By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
James’s accession to the Scottish throne was the first Protestant coronation in Scotland’s history.
Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.
From BBC
The plan says that there would be no prohibition against Ukraine joining the EU, a multiyear accession process Kyiv has begun.
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