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predecessor
[pred-uh-ses-er, pred-uh-ses-er, pree-duh-ses-er]
noun
a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
something succeeded or replaced by something else.
The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.
Archaic.an ancestor; forefather.
predecessor
/ ˈːɪˌɛə /
noun
a person who precedes another, as in an office
something that precedes something else
an ancestor; forefather
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of predecessor1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of predecessor1
Example Sentences
The lands were previously owned by Green Diamond Resource Co. and its predecessor Simpson Logging Co., which harvested timber there for nearly a century.
What if those new military leaders round the table are more headstrong and less cautious than their dead predecessors?
It's only natural for a new administration to reassess the decisions of its predecessor, officials say, noting that the new UK Labor government had a review of Aukus last year too.
Carney’s predecessor also insisted that his American counterpart was deadly serious.
The May 27 legal opinion released Tuesday overturns a more than 80-year-old Justice Department determination that presidents can’t revoke national monuments created by their predecessors under the Antiquities Act.
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