The second round of that war continues today under Yeltsin's anointed successor.

And if you are anointed successor, Dr. Sonnenfeld said, "You also need to ask, why did he pick me for this role?

The appointment meant that Mahathir was the anointed successor to the prime ministership.

His vice president and anointed successor, John Atta Mills, has some ground to make up if he is to succeed him.

Khamenei appears to be the anointed successor, the will having been read by Khomeini's son.

They are also used metaphorically to indicate an "anointed" successor to any position of power, e.g., a political or corporate leader.

Yet here was Nelson Mandela's anointed successor questioning many years of scientific research.

Inel smiled at the thought of his favorite son and anointed successor.

Finally, a second son, Teodoro Nguemo Obiang, is the infrastructure minister and his father's anointed successor.

Michaels was identified as the anointed successor to Greene.