What's the difference between precessor and successor?
Precessor
Definition:
(n.) A predecessor.
Example Sentences:
(1) A microdatamat with a 80286 precessor, 20 MB hard disc and an EGA colour screen are the minimum configurations which can be recommended.
Successor
Definition:
(n.) One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king.
Example Sentences:
(1) Environmental campaigners had been apprehensive about the chances of the Senate ratifying a new international treaty – a successor to the Kyoto protocol – to combat global warming unless a consensus had already been reached on Capitol Hill.
(2) As luck would have it, the outgoing Bartlet and his successor, Matt Santos, are currently dealing with a foreign crisis, too.
(3) With Everton heading for a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League, the additional television revenue and prospect of further funds from Fellaini, the club are confident of appointing an "equally significant" successor to Moyes, according to the chairman, Bill Kenwright.
(4) The chances of Sam Allardyce becoming the next England manager have been enhanced by his willingness to help the Football Association to mentor a young assistant who would be groomed as his successor.
(5) Academisation and a school system on the brink | Letters Read more Perry Beeches has been a favourite of Cameron, as well as former education secretary Michael Gove and his successor Nicky Morgan .
(6) The current president of the supreme court, Lord Phillips, who steps down at the end of September, welcomed his successor, praising his "wealth of judicial experience" and "ability to lead a collegiate court".
(7) Others believe that, despite the fact that some of his closest lieutenants are among those indicted by US authorities, he planned to use the time until the new election to ease a favoured successor into the post.
(8) With the White House backing away and fellow Republicans openly considering successors, Mr Lott's hard-fought campaign to sit out the controversy appeared doomed.
(9) Arapahovius seems to have had no phylogenetic successors.
(10) He considers himself more of a tracksuit coach, despite seeing his influence with the younger age groups at St George’s Park diminished since Matt Crocker swapped Southampton for the FA to become head of player and coach development, but would be more than happy to be part of the body’s consultation process as they seek to identify Hodgson’s successor.
(11) 'Have a thick skin' – sex discrimination commissioner's advice to her successor Read more Labor said it was “a disgrace for women everywhere” that the government was delaying appointing a replacement for Elizabeth Broderick, the long-serving commissioner whose term expired four months ago.
(12) But the damage from the whole affair and inevitable scrutiny of her successor might just mean they take a more even-handed approach to the job.
(13) The constitution states that he will remain president until his successor is elected,” Kikaya said.
(14) The two reformists Mr Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have sought to portray themselves as the true heirs of the Islamic revolution's spiritual leader, the late Ayatollah Khomeini, but this tactic has since worn thin and Khomeini's successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stepped up his drive to paint Mousavi and Karroubi as western-run heretics.
(15) Spain goes to the polls at the weekend to find a successor to the administration of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
(16) Also note chatter of Bernanke stepping down next week (6-weeks early), if successor Yellen gained full Senate approval, allowing her to chair the December FOMC meeting.
(17) The process to select his successor will be independent of government, but we will be keeping a close eye on the situation.
(18) It was in that period that Ronald Reagan lent official US recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organisation, making a move that would have been too costly for his successor, Bush the elder.
(19) Political conflict stemming from parliamentary disputes should be resolved within the legislative council.” Earlier this month, and just one day after Leung’s successor was elected in a controversial election, police announced they would charge nine people involved in the 2014 democracy protests.
(20) De Boer's successor's first tasks will be to keep the US aboard the negotiations and to clear up the vexed question of the legal status of the Copenhagen accord , the deal struck at Copenhagen by a small group but not endorsed by a majority of countries.