accession
pronunciation
How to pronounce accession in British English:
UK [ækˈseʃn]
How to pronounce accession in American English:
US [ækˈsɛʃən]
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- Noun:
- a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- something added to what you already have
- agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
- the right to enter
- the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
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- Verb:
- make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
Word Origin
- accession (n.)
- "act of coming to a position," especially of a throne, 1640s, from Latin accessionem (nominative accessio) "a going to, joining, increase," noun of action from past participle stem of accedere "approach, enter upon" (see accede).
Synonym
concordance accordance giving sanction agreement concord acquiescence assent in approval acceptance countenance concurrence yielding consent accord
Example
- 1. Montenegro is set to begin talks on accession in june .
- 2. With his half-brother , king abdullah , and his full brother , crown prince sultan , likely to leave the scene soon , prince nayef 's accession appears all but assured .
- 3. Since 2009 greece has blocked it from offering macedonia a date for accession talks .
- 4. If accession talks with turkey could be revived , the eu might find a new means of influencing its southern neighbourhood .
- 5. Last month the netherlands vetoed ( with finland ) the accession of romania and bulgaria to the eu 's schengen passport-free travel zone .