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Meaning of 继位

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wèi (Trad.: 繼位)
to succeed to the throne
Example Sentences
1
When George VI died, Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne.
2
Edward I declared his infant son to be the new king of Wales.
3
1975
When the austere King Faisal was assassinated in 1975, the sybaritic King Fahd took power.
4
Fourth, and perhaps most important, the backdrop to this week' s street theatre is the looming royal succession.
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Within weeks, al-Assad was also made a member of the regional command for the ruling Baath Party, another requirement of succession.