successor
Refers to a successor that everyone expects.
Indicates the most suitable or expected person to take over.
Someone who has the qualities or ability to become the successor.
The person who is probably going to be the successor.
A successor who deserves the position due to their qualities.
Used when the choice of successor is clear and sensible.
Someone who might become the successor.
The person who takes over a position directly after someone else.
The person who has the legal or moral right to the position.
The person formally named to be the successor.
The person who has been officially selected.
The person who will become the successor in the end or after some time.
A successor who is appointed for a long-term or indefinite period, not a temporary one.
A successor personally and carefully chosen by the current leader.
Someone who wants or intends to be the successor.
A new work (e.g., a film, game, or book) that is similar in theme or style to an earlier one, but not a direct sequel.
The decision about who the successor will be.
The official act of choosing a successor.
The process of choosing a successor by voting.
To be predicted or suggested as a likely person to become the successor.
Used to identify the person or thing that is being succeeded.
In the role of the person who comes after someone.
Used to specify the role or title the successor is taking.
To have someone identified or available to take over a position.
To select someone to be the successor.
To search for and identify a suitable person to take over.
To officially choose someone for the role.
To publicly or officially state who the successor will be.
To choose a successor, typically after careful consideration.
To choose a successor, often in a less formal way.
To choose a successor by voting.
To give control or responsibility to a successor.
To personally and carefully choose a successor.
To prepare or train someone to become a successor.
The new person begins their role and assumes control.