Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Succession and development are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Succession" instead a noun "Development".
Succession
Succession noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
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Development and succession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Development" instead a noun "Succession".
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In season 2 it is revealed that a member of the presidential cabinet, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jeffery Michener, is now the de facto President, despite being 12th in line of succession.
Source: Series / The Last Ship -
They start at 300 pages of character development, climax, cleanup (and lots of death), and spiral into 900+ page space soap operas filled with dating troubles, feudal succession, poker games and political intrigue.
Source: Doorstopper - Used twice in rapid succession by Buster on Arrested Development: once when trash-talking Michael before a bike ride ("Well let's hope it doesn't come to that"), and when dissing his own mother ("I don't think anybody's going to top that").
Source: Cluster Bleep Bomb
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