accession

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" refers to the accession of a new monarch.

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Quick take

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of accession gathered in one view.

noun

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"

noun

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

noun

something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for accession.

noun

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"

noun

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

noun

something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"

noun

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"

noun

the right to enter

See also: entree, access, admission, admittance

noun

the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"

verb

make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Example sentences

" refers to the accession of a new monarch.

An EU country which obviously veto's its accession to the EU.

This isn't just "trying to tax Zuckerberg" but rather figuring out how to properly compute "income = net accession in wealth.

If it's a heretofore unreported accession to wealth, that regulation would be the US Tax Code.

As distasteful as it might be to some in the EU, I think it's become clear that Turkish accession to the EU would be the best outcome for the EU.

The goal of this project is for easy model accession / querying via JavaScript or some other external interface.

I think the pro-Islamic government has clearly shifted policies after 2005 accession talks.

It is interesting the reversal of fortunes that has led to the situation going from one where the EU was reluctantly working with Turkey on accession in 2005 to one where Turkey is the reluctant partner today.

"The only possible explanation I can come up with for the sentiment that the EU was "all about the single market" is that UK voters were horribly misled by their press and politicians at the time of EU accession.

Advancing bilateral trade—and encouraging eventual Taiwanese accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership—would help quiet nerves on all sides of Taiwanese politics.

Also, Greeces original accession to the EU was motivated in part by geopolitical considerations; Greece applied for membership shortly after a democratic government replaced seven years of harsh military rule.