potential heir

collocation in English

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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heir
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
a person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandheirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, there were questions asked about her legacy and apotentialheirto the party leadership.
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However, he would no longer consider him as apotentialheir.
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As an albino, he was never considered apotentialheirto his father's empire.
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Elizabeth refused to name apotentialheir, fearing that to do so would invite conspiracy to displace her with the nominated successor.
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Rules of inheritance, for example, usually define categories of potential heirs rather than directly designing the heir, and disputes over inheritance may mobilize contradictory registers of legitimization.
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Having obliterated the threat of armed rebellion and violent interregnal strife, colonial rule made it unnecessary to continue to exclude potential heirs to the throne from positions of territorial responsibility.
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We do not fear him, but rather his potential heirs and successors.
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If the senior heir does not make a petition within two years, then other potential heirs may do so on their own behalf.
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The strong educational system of the palace school was geared towards eliminating unfit potential heirs, and establishing support amongst the ruling elite for a successor.
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The strong educational system of the palace school was geared towards eliminating the unfit potential heirs, and establishing support among the ruling elite for a successor.
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