Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 76 successor 57 predecessors 52 heir apparent 52 replacements 50 predecessor 49 heirs 45 heir 44 contemporaries 43 succession 42 replacement 42 appointees 42 legacies 42 standard bearer 42 ilk 41 lieutenants 41 challengers 41 cronies 41 succeeding 40 contenders 39 loyalists 39 protege 39 ascension 39 candidates 39 inherit 38 reign 38 succeed 38 legacy 37 nominees 37 replace 37 anointed 36 tenure 36 appointee 36 disciples 36 prime ministers 36 descendants 35 chairmen 35 collaborators 35 ousting 35 running mate 35 stalwarts 35 demise 35 reappointed 35 vice presidents 35 presidents 35 reins 35 handpicked 35 appointing 34 companions 34 notables 34 inherited 34 groomed 34 smooth transition 34 departure 34 mentor 33 stewardship 33 suitors 33 resignations 33 whom 33 replacing 33 cohorts 33 helm 33 appoint 33 adversaries 32 inner circle 32 minions 32 accomplices 32 reigns 32 misdeeds 32 ouster 32 dynasty 32 resignation 32 generations 32 assassins 32 founders 32 luminaries 32 presidency 31 lineage 31 leadership 31 nominee 31 assistants 31 admirers 31 patriarch 31 disciple 31 others 31 frontrunner 31 benefactors 31 contender 31 offspring 31 savior 31 challenger 31 godfather 31 reshuffle 31 purged 31 princes 30 governors 30 inherits 30 clones 30 nominating 30 virtues 30 subordinates 30 descendant