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ac·ces·sion | \ ik-ˈse-shən 
, ak- \
, ak- \Definition of accession
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : the act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor or power
the accession of a new queen a politician's accession to power Queen Victoria's accession to the throne/crown occurred in 1837.
b : an act of coming near or to something : approach, admittance
2 : something added : acquisition the museum's latest accessions
3a : increase by something added
b : acquisition of additional property (as by growth or increase of existing property)
4 : the act of assenting or agreeing
5a : the act of becoming joined : adherence
b : the act by which one nation becomes party to an agreement already in force between other powers
6 : a sudden fit or outburst : access
accession
verbaccessioned; accessioning; accessions
Definition of accession (Entry 2 of 2)
: to record in order of acquisition
Each book in the library had been carefully accessioned.
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Noun
accessional \ ik-ˈsesh-nəl , -ˈse-shə-nᵊl , ak- \ adjective
, -ˈse-shə-nᵊl , ak- \ adjective
Examples of accession in a Sentence
Noun
the accession of Queen Elizabeth II
an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun And Chinese influence over Italy’s port infrastructure goes much deeper than the port investments announced as part of the BRI-accession process that Italy completed last April.
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Christopher R. O'dea, National Review, "Mike Pompeo’s View of China," 7 Nov. 2019 With his wife, Empress Masako, seated on an adjacent pavilion (the michodai) proclaimed his accession to the throne and offered a personal pledge to the nation.
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Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, "Japan Celebrates Emperor Naruhito’s Enthronement with the Ultimate Royal Guest List!," 22 Oct. 2019 The overwhelming majority wanted to open accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Premier Giuseppe Conte of Italy said the failure to open the EU enlargement process ‘‘will be remembered as an historic error.’’," 19 Oct. 2019 Another factor to consider, Ryder argues, is that 7 out of the 14 nations—including DR Congo, CAR, and Benin—opposed China’s accession to the United Nations in 1971.
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Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "These are the African countries not signed to China’s Belt and Road project," 30 Sep. 2019 Following Brown’s accession into second place with 2,777 yards, only 41 yards and one last hurdle remained in the quest to be the greatest Blazer of all time.
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Evan Dudley, al, "Spencer Brown sets UAB’s all-time rushing record in loss at Western Kentucky," 29 Sep. 2019 Djukanovic led Montenegro to independence from much-larger Serbia in 2006 and was behind last year’s accession into NATO, which Slavic ally Russia strongly opposed.
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Washington Post, "Montenegro’s Djukanovic wins presidency, avoids runoff," 16 Apr. 2018 Another part of the Indian Constitution that stems from [Article] 370 is [Presidential Order] 35A, and is part of the condition of accession [and part of 370].
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "A Kashmiri Novelist on a State Under Siege," 16 Aug. 2019 Since her accession to the throne, Catherine had exerted increasing pressure on Poland, practically turning it into a Russian protectorate.
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National Geographic, "This 'pretender princess' tried to steal Catherine the Great's throne," 6 Aug. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The National Gallery accessioned some 8,300 works, including pieces by Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, Edward Hopper and Jenny Holzer, transforming its holdings of American and contemporary art and photography.
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Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post, "Art from the Corcoran reestablishes its place in D.C. with exhibition at AU," 6 Sep. 2019 The artworks that brought in the huge sums at Christie’s were being de-accessioned by the Fujita Museum in Osaka, Japan.
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Graham Bowley, New York Times, "Surprising Sale at Christie’s Lifts Asia Week New York," 21 Mar. 2017
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accession
nounac·ces·sion | \ ak-ˈse-shən \
\Kids Definition of accession
: the rise to a position of power
accession to the throne
accession
nounac·ces·sion | \ ik-ˈse-shən, ak- \
\Legal Definition of accession
1 : increase by something added specifically : the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor
2 : the act of assenting or agreeing
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