succession
noun
uk/səkˈseʃən/ us [ S ]
a number of similar people or events that exist or happen one after another:
a succession of sth The company has been involved in a succession of accounting scandals.
They employ their seasonal workers on a succession of fixed-term contracts.
[ U ] HR, WORKPLACE
the process by which someone takes an official position or job after someone else has been doing it:
He was elected Chairman in succession to Brooke.
a succession announcement/arrangement/issue
in succession
happening one after another:
Crops have failed for the third year in succession.
The company lost two chief executives in quick succession.
See also
management succession