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predecessor

noun as in something, someone that comes before

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Like her predecessor, Jeremy Hunt, who also announced plans for a Canadian-style model, the chancellor believes consolidation would save money.

From BBC

Thune has pledged to carry out a more transparent leadership style compared to his predecessor and open the Senate floor to more debate and amendments.

From Salon

The former boss of Camelot was appointed interim chairman of the Post Office after his predecessor Henry Staunton was sacked in January.

From BBC

Biden, like Obama and Bill Clinton before him, was faced with the challenge of rescuing an economy that his Republican predecessor had left in shambles.

From Salon

His predecessor Masi left the FIA after his role in the controversy at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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