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RISE TO POWER
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
Example:
Elizabeth's accession in 1558
Synonyms:
accession; rise to power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rise to power" is a kind of...):
attainment (the act of achieving an aim)