Definition of Predecessor

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Definition of Predecessor
	Predecessor One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. Related Definitions: After, Another, Any, Comes, Has, In, Office, One, Or, Position, Preceded, State, Who, Whom

Predecessor Quotations

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
Baltasar Gracian

On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success.
Martin Van Buren

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.
Martin Van Buren

I'm confident that, were I mayor, I would do some things differently than he has. But I think there's a world of difference between him and his immediate predecessor.
David Dinkins

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business.
Jeffrey Skilling

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.
Jonathan Kellerman

Predecessor Translations

predecessor in Spanish is predecesor

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