successor
Example Sentences
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He will be in charge until the religious leaders choose a successor.
He leaves behind a system with no obvious successor, largely by design, and an Islamic Republic in a fight for survival.
Iran had already seen intense speculation on a successor to Khamenei, given his age of 86.
From Barron's
In 1989, Khamenei was selected by the Assembly of Experts, a council of clerics, as the successor to Khomeini, who had died at the age of 86.
From BBC
Whether she is the successor or not, the Kim regime is curating a public rollout to normalize a fourth generation of leadership.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
