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)

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