accession
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With even weaker religious credentials than his father, Mr. Khamenei owes his accession to the hereditary principle despised by the 1979 revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
When Iceland's accession negotiations were paused, 27 of the 33 chapters had been opened, and 11 had been concluded, according to the government.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
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.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The subsequent engagement was “striking,” says Frank, who explains that the large accession of daily menswear fashion helped expand the typical notion of Whitten’s brilliance being limited to costume design.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
The plot circumvented, Washkar went to work eliminating any remaining objections to his accession.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
