Predecessor

Word PREDECESSOR
Character 11
Hyphenation pred e ces sor
Pronunciations /ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/

Definitions and meanings of "Predecessor"

What do we mean by predecessor?

One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position. noun

Something that has been succeeded by another. noun

An ancestor; a forebear. noun

One who goes before or precedes another. noun

An ancestor; a forefather. noun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. noun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. noun

A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. noun

A vertex having a directed path to another vertex noun

One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) noun

Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone noun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

Synonyms and Antonyms for Predecessor

The word "predecessor" in example sentences

As Steven writes, your predecessor is a key built-in resource for inquiring about your new-found responsibilities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another important distinction with his predecessor is about their attitudes towards welfare. ❋ Andrew Rawnsley (2010)

Greenpeace is urging Mr Dudley to take the company in a new direction after what it calls his predecessor's "obsession with high-risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil". ❋ Unknown (2010)

The process of becoming compliant took 1 1 / 2 years, something Mulliken worked on even after she retired as executive director, said Gale, who commended what she called her predecessor's unparalleled commitment to the organization. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight." ❋ John Wagner (2010)

With no "big ticket" pact in the works, fading popularity at home and suspicions in India about American military aid to Pakistan, he needs to reassure New Delhi that the burgeoning alliance begun by his predecessor is truly becoming a bona fide strategic partnership. ❋ Global Post (2010)

Unlike his predecessor from a privileged background he is a learned, articulate individual of integrity who throughout his campaign demonstrated humility and empathy for his fellow man regardless of religion or race. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Second, while the Harper government may not be able to accomplish a lot, it can undoubtedly make sure that the criminal activity of its predecessor is exposed, publicized and punished. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And let's be honest, any sequel that comes 19 years after its predecessor is doomed from the start …. so get off his back. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sony … great to add the wifi and the HDMI, but to sell a unit that has no backward compatibility to its predecessor is just plain stupid. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Aniday's predecessor is referred to as Chopin, but we never really know much about Gustav Ungerland as a changeling. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Blaming the current administration's foreign policy failures on their predecessor is infantile and flies in the face of the much-ballyhooed campaign slogan that the Republicans are the grown-ups who take responsibility for their failures ... but then, they don't ever do anything wrong. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The new framework, unlike its classical-physics-based predecessor is erected directly upon, and is compatible with, the prevailing principles of physics, and is able to represent more adequately than classical concepts the neuroplastic mechanisms relevant to the growing number of empirical studies of the capacity of directed attention and mental effort to systematically alter brain function. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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