Successorship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state, condition, or status of being a successor. countable, uncountable

    "The union may have won a successorship clause in its agreement. Such a clause states that the employer will not sell the plant unless the buyer agrees to honor the agreement. If this is the case, the union has some real leverage."

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"The union may have won a successorship clause in its agreement. Such a clause states that the employer will not sell the plant unless the buyer agrees to honor the agreement. If this is the case, the union has some real leverage."

Etymology

From successor + -ship.

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