succession

A succession is when one thing takes over from another after it ends or finishes. Think about a company having a new boss when the old one retires.

When we talk about succession, usually we're thinking about power or jobs. Imagine a country's president resigning and someone else taking their place – that's an example of succession. In business, if a CEO leaves and a new one is hired to replace them, that's another type of succession. Sometimes people use the word succession when talking about something like a dynasty in sports, like a team winning championships year after year, where each season is a kind of "succession" in itself.