predecessor
31predecessor — noun 1》 a person who held a job or office before the current holder. 2》 a thing that has been followed or replaced by another. Origin ME: from late L. praedecessor, from L. prae beforehand + decessor retiring officer …
32predecessor — n. 1. Precursor (in any office or position), forerunner. 2. Ancestor, forefather, progenitor, elder …
33predecessor — n precursor, antecessor, antecedent, foregoer, forerunner, former job or office holder …
34predecessor — prede·ces·sor …
35predecessor — [ˈpriːdɪˌsesə] noun [C] the person who had a job before someone else …
36predecessor — pred•e•ces•sor [[t]ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈpri də [/t]] n. 1) a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc 2) something succeeded or replaced by something else 3) archaic an ancestor; forefather • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME …
37predecessor — /ˈpridəsɛsə / (say preeduhsesuh) noun 1. someone who precedes another in an office, position, etc. 2. anything succeeded or replaced by something else. 3. an ancestor or forefather. {Middle English predecessour, from Late Latin praedēcessor} …
38predecessor — One who goes or has gone before; the correlative of successor. One who has filled an office or station before the present incumbent. Applied to a body politic or corporate, in the same sense as ancestor is applied to a natural person …
39predecessor organization — n. organization that existed previously …
40immediate predecessor — immediate predecessor/successor phrase the person who comes directly before or after you in a particular job or relationship a decision made by his immediate predecessor at the Foreign Office Thesaurus: relationships and membership of social… …
