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accession

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Noun, Verb (transitive)
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ac=ces=sion

CIDE DICTIONARY

accessionn. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See Accede.].
  •  A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.  [1913 Webster]
    "The only accession which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.  Kent.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

accession, n. & v.
--n.
1 entering upon an office (esp. the throne) or a condition (as manhood).
2 (often foll. by to) a thing added (e.g. a book to a library); increase, addition.
3 Law the incorporation of one item of property in another.
4 assent; the formal acceptance of a treaty etc.
--v.tr. record the addition of (a new item) to a library or museum.

Etymology
F accession or L accessio -onis (as ACCEDE)

THESAURUS

accession

accedence, acceptance, access, accessory, accompaniment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, acquiescence, acquirement, acquisition, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjunction, adjuvant, advance, advent, affixation, afflux, affluxion, agglutination, aggrandizement, agreement, agreement in principle, amplification, annex, annexation, anointing, anointment, appanage, appendage, appendant, appointment, appreciation, approach, approaching, appropinquation, approximation, appulse, appurtenance, appurtenant, arrogation, ascent, assent, assentation, assignment, assumption, attachment, attainment, augment, augmentation, authorization, ballooning, bloating, boom, boost, broadening, buildup, coda, coming, coming by, coming near, coming toward, complement, compliance, concomitant, concurrence, consecration, consent, continuation, corollary, coronation, crescendo, delegation, deputation, development, dragging down, earnings, edema, election, elevation, empowerment, enlargement, enthronement, expansion, extension, extrapolation, fixture, flood, flowing toward, forthcoming, gain, gaining, general agreement, getting, getting hold of, greatening, growth, gush, hearty assent, hike, imminence, inauguration, increase, increment, induction, inflation, installation, installment, instatement, investiture, joining, jump, junction, juxtaposition, leap, legitimate succession, making, moneygetting, moneygrubbing, moneymaking, mounting, multiplication, nearing, nearness, obtainment, obtention, offshoot, oncoming, pendant, placement, prefixation, procural, procurance, procuration, procurement, productiveness, proliferation, proximation, raise, reinforcement, rise, securement, seizure, side effect, side issue, snowballing, spread, succession, suffixation, superaddition, superfetation, superjunction, superposition, supplement, supplementation, support, surge, swelling, tailpiece, taking office, taking over, trover, tumescence, undergirding, uniting, up, upping, upsurge, upswing, uptrend, upturn, usurpation, warm assent, waxing, welcome, widening, winning

ROGET THESAURUS

accession

Increase

N increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension, dilatation, increment, accretion, accession, development, growth, aggrandizement, aggravation, rise, ascent, exaggeration exacerbation, spread, flood tide, gain, produce, product, profit, increased, on the increase, undiminished, additional, crescendo, vires acquirit eundo.

Addition

N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.

Government

N government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority, authority, master, direction, national government, nation, state, country, nation- state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic, kingdom, principality, state government, state, shire, province, county, canton, territory, duchy, archduchy, archdukedom, woiwodshaft, commonwealth, region, property, county, parish city, domain, tract, arrondissement, mofussil, commune, wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth, soke, tithing, ward, precinct, bailiwick, command, empire, sway, rule, dominion, domination, sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty, lordship, headship, chiefdom, seigniory, seigniority, rule, sway, command, control, administer, govern, lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne, sway the scepter, wield the scepter, wear the crown, state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus, judicature, cabinet, seat of government, seat of authority, headquarters, accession, installation, politics, reign, regime, dynasty, directorship, dictatorship, protectorate, protectorship, caliphate, pashalic, electorate, presidency, presidentship, administration, proconsul, consulship, prefecture, seneschalship, magistrature, magistracy, monarchy, kinghood, kingship, royalty, regality, aristarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, demagogy, commonwealth, dominion, heteronomy, republic, republicanism, socialism, collectivism, mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy, vox populi, imperium in imperio, bureaucracy, beadledom, bumbledom, stratocracy, military power, military government, junta, feodality, feudal system, feudalism, thearchy, theocracy, dinarchy, duarchy, triarchy, heterarchy, duumvirate, triumvirate, autocracy, autonomy, limited monarchy, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, home rule, representative government, monocracy, pantisocracy, gynarchy, gynocracy, gynaeocracy, petticoat government, legislature, judiciary, administration, office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet, senate, house of representatives, parliament, council, courts, supreme court, state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Postal Service, Post Office, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, president, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister, senator, representatative, president pro tem, speaker of the house, department head, section head, section chief, federal judge, justice, justice of the supreme court, chief justice, treasurer, secretary of the treasury, director of the FBI, governor, state cabinet member, state senator, assemblyman, assemblywoman, regal, sovereign, governing, royal, royalist, monarchical, kingly, imperial, imperiatorial, princely, feudal, aristocratic, autocratic, oligarchic, republican, dynastic, ruling, regnant, gubernatorial, imperious, authoritative, executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute, hegemonic, hegemonical, authorized, government, public, national, federal, his majesty's, her majesty's, state, county, city, N, a dog's obeyed in office, cada uno tiene su alguazil, le Roi le veut, regibus esse manus en nescio longas, regnant populi, the demigod Authority, the right divine of kings to govern wrong, uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Commission

N commission, delegation, consignment, assignment, procuration, deputation, legation, mission, embassy, agency, agentship, power of attorney, clerkship, surrogacy, errand, charge, brevet, diploma, exequatur, permit, appointment, nomination, designation, return, charter, ordination, installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in, accession, coronation, enthronement, vicegerency, regency, regentship, viceroy, consignee, deputy, agent, delegate, consignee, commissioned, per procurationem.

Consent

N consent, assent, acquiescence, approval, compliance, agreement, concession, yieldance, yieldingness, accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition, settlement, ratification, confirmation, adjustment, permit, promise, consenting, squeezable, agreed, unconditional, OK, yes, by all means, no problem, if you please, as you please, be it so, so be it, well and good, of course, please do, don't hesitate, chi tace accousente.


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