He should be replaced, and we can do business with his successors.

Killing him would be permanent, of course, but then we'd have to deal with his successor.

I wish you well with my successor if it should come to that.

I had expected you to come with your successor.

Otherwise, the man on the throne had little else in common with his chosen successor.

With no clear successor he continued to exert an enormous influence over the party.

Why shouldn't we really be in touch with his successor?

This channel should not be confused with its similarly named legal successor.

The former vice president shook hands with his successor.

The church itself was left with no clear successor and a succession crisis ensued.