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

Inheritance

 * Apostolic succession, the doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, that bishops are the successors of the original Twelve Apostles, inheriting their spiritual, ecclesiastical and sacramental authority, power, and responsibility
 * Succession of property, or inheritance, in law, is the passage of an individual's property to one or more dependents according to a formula set out in law, religion, custom or under the terms of a trust
 * Forced heirship, a form of succession which passes how an estate is to be disposed

Science and mathematics

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

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * "Succession" (30 Rock), an episode of 30 Rock
 * Succession (TV series), an HBO TV series
 * Simultaneity succession, a particular type of Simultaneity (music)