a decision made by his immediate predecessor at the Foreign Office
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immediate 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… … Useful english dictionary
immediate — im|me|di|ate [ ı midiət ] adjective *** 1. ) happening or done now, without any delay: Our government must take immediate action. Restrictions on advertising had an immediate impact on rates of teenage smoking. The rebels demanded the immediate… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
immediate */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈmiːdɪət] / US [ɪˈmɪdɪət] adjective 1) happening or done now, without any delay Our government must take immediate action. The rebels demanded the immediate release of the prisoners. Restrictions on advertising had an immediate impact on… … English dictionary
successor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ logical, natural, obvious ▪ rightful, worthy ▪ Their latest offering is a worthy successor to their popular debut album. ▪ chosen … Collocations dictionary
Successor cardinal — In the theory of cardinal numbers, we can define a successor operation similar to that in the ordinal numbers. This coincides with the ordinal successor operation for finite cardinals, but in the infinite case they diverge because every infinite… … Wikipedia
Successor ordinal — When defining the ordinal numbers, an absolutely fundamental operation that we can perform on them is a successor operation S to get the next higher one. Using von Neumann s ordinal numbers (the standard ordinals used in set theory), we have, for … Wikipedia
immediate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ The effect seems immediate. ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ The painkillers brought almost immediate relief … Collocations dictionary
Search Guard Successor Foundation — The SGS Foundation Logo GoGo Sentai Boukenger (and Daikenjin Zubaan) The Sea … Wikipedia
Caliph — Successor in Arabic, the title given to the successors of the prophet Muhammad (q.v.). Caliphs had secular and spiritual authority, but not the prophetic authority of Muhammad himself. The first caliphs were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman (qq.v.),… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
