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advancement |
promotion. [1/2 definitions] |
athenaeum |
an institution or society for the promotion of learning. [1/2 definitions] |
brevet |
a promotion in military rank, usu. honorary, without an increase in salary or authority. [1/2 definitions] |
egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. [1/2 definitions] |
groom |
to prepare for a particular position, promotion, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
liberal |
one who adheres to a progressive political philosophy, which favors government promotion of social change and the primacy of individual liberty. (Cf. conservative.) [1/8 definitions] |
localism |
an excessively strong identification with or promotion of one's locality. [1/2 definitions] |
Nobel prize |
any of the international prizes awarded annually for achievements in physics, chemistry, economics, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace, by a Swedish foundation established according to the bequest of Alfred Nobel. |
pitch1 |
a particular wording or approach, designed to be attention-grabbing and persuasive, used in the promotion of a product for sale. [1/23 definitions] |
self-promotion |
combined form of promotion. |
telemarketing |
the use of the telephone as a sales tool in research and promotion, processing orders, and the like. |
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