His putative successor is leading an investigation into some of his shenanigans (a screwy arrangement that also may not last .)

Poley later became an important, secret intermediary in clandestine arrangements for installing Elizabeth's putative successor, King James.

Following Riina's arrest in early 1993, Bagarella is believed to have taken over a section of the Corleonesi, rivalling Riina's putative successor, Bernardo Provenzano.

A year later, Sykes, another putative successor, left to concentrate on her best-selling novels set in the city's upper classes and a screenplay.

It was quite common for the Emperor to adopt his putative successor in this way.

Brown or any putative successor was no more "unelected" than Major, Douglas Home or Callaghan.

With his selection, he was already seen as the putative successor of the octogenarian field marshal.

The investigations may bear bitter fruit; the economy may not prop up his ratings forever; decision-making will surely move to the Hill and then to his putative successor.

Not a revival of the leviathan '58 Mark III, this was the putative successor to the charismatic 1956-57 Mark II.

This apology was rejected by Dai Davies, Peter Law's agent and putative successor, as coming too late and being a cynical ploy to try to win the by-elections.