accession
Example Sentences
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There can be little doubt of the struggle the King has had, balancing family loyalty, a situation he inherited upon accession, and his duty to the Crown.
From BBC
Bulgaria's accession will bring the number of Europeans using the euro to more than 350 million.
From Barron's
It also nods at eventual Ukrainian accession to the European Union.
By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
James’s accession to the Scottish throne was the first Protestant coronation in Scotland’s history.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
