Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words A person wh...........

English (CPO) One Word Substitution

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who held a job or office before the current holder

predecessor

ancestor

successor

descendant

- Option 1: Predecessor

- This is a person who held a job or office before the current holder.

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- Option 2: Ancestor

- This is someone from whom a person is descended, typically more remote than a grandparent.

- Not relevant to holding a job or office.

- Option 3: Successor

- This is a person who comes after another in holding a job or office.

- It describes the current holder rather than the previous one.

- Option 4: Descendant

- This refers to a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

- Not related to holding a job or office beforehand.

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