Accession Meaning
/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
nounIncrease by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
Sentence Examples
Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2013, following a decade-long accession process.
Ukraine is not on a viable path to accession to the European Union.
Most Albanians support the accession of their country to the EU.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king's ____ to the throne occurred after the death of his father.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The country's ____ to the treaty was signed by the president.
Word Origin & History
Ultimately from Latin accessiō(n), from accēdō (English accede). Cognate to French accession. First attested in 1646.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The only accession which the Roman empire received, during the first century of the Christian Aera, was the province of Britain."
— 1776–1788, Edward Gibbon, chapter 1, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 5:
"This is the 6 ft. 4-6-0 engine No. 8301, Springbok, the second design produced by Mr. Edward Thompson since his accession to office as Chief Mechanical Engineer."
— 1943 March and April, “L.N.E.R. New Mixed-Traffic 4-6-0 Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 104:
"Charles will be formally proclaimed King at a historic Accession Council in an ancient ceremony at St James’s Palace on Saturday, it has been announced."
— 2022 September 9, Caroline Davies, “Charles to be proclaimed King at St James’s Palace on Saturday”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king's ____ to the throne occurred after the death of his father.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The country's ____ to the treaty was signed by the president.