Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who goes before or precedes another.
- noun An ancestor; a forefather.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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 ordevice which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. - noun mathematics A
vertex having adirected path to another vertex
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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As Steven writes, your predecessor is a key built-in resource for inquiring about your new-found responsibilities.
Interview Your Predecessor To Successfully Tackle New Assignments | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Another important distinction with his predecessor is about their attitudes towards welfare.
David Cameron's ambivalent relationship with the lady in blue Andrew Rawnsley 2010
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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".
WN.com - Articles related to New BP CEO Bob Dudley vows sweeping safety improvements 2010
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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".
WN.com - Articles related to New BP CEO Bob Dudley vows sweeping safety improvements 2010
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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".
WN.com - Articles related to New BP CEO Bob Dudley vows sweeping safety improvements 2010
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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.
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As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight."
In Md., sales tax debate is a definer John Wagner 2010
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As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight."
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight."
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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As O'Malley put it recently, his predecessor is trying "to eat cake and lose weight."
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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