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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne);
- Example: "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
[syn: accession, rise to power]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rise to power
    n 1: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or
         right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's
         accession in 1558" [syn: accession, rise to power]