designate a successor

Agassi has been designated his successor, an 18-year-old showman who has risen to No. 4 in the world.

Nichiko Niwano had been designated his successor in 1960.

Presidents serve a twelve month term, with each President having the right to designate his successor.

Yet it is not clear that Mr. Brandt will be in a position to designate his successor as party chairman.

This choice was disputed by Muhammad's earliest companions, who held that Ali had been designated his successor.

For example, if the king did not designate his own successor, the throne was to go to one of his sons.

It was quite clear that Mr. Lego lost the power to designate his successor.

That seemed to increase the likelihood that the President himself would designate his successor.

I think you'll have to designate your successor from among the lesser talents, just in case.

Merrill said he was not in any rush to designate Righetti's successor.