Succession

Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.

Governance and politics

Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of another, usually in a clearly defined order
Succession of states, in international relations, is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state
Succession planning, in organizations, identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in government, business, organizations, etc.
Successor company / Successor corporation / Successor in Business
Apostolic succession, the doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, that bishops are the successors of the original Twelve Apostles

Succession refers to the process by which a deceased person's individual rights and property are transferred to their heirs according to a formula in law or religion, while inheritance refers to the actual property or assets that those heirs receive.
Forced heirship, a form of succession which passes how an estate is to be disposed

Ecological succession, the series of changes in an ecological community that occur over time after a disturbance
- Primary succession, when there is a new substrate with no existing vegetation, as after a volcanic lava flow
- Secondary succession, when the substrate has sustained vegetation, as after a fire or flood
Succession (geology), in geology, a group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order
Successor function, a primitive recursive function in mathematics used to define addition