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self-advancement
self-advancement n. 
/ˌsɛlfədˈvansm(ə)nt/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfədˈvɑːnsm(ə)nt/
, /ˌsɛlfədˈvɑːnsm(ə)nt//ˌsɛlfədˈvansm(ə)nt/U.S. /ˌsɛlfədˈvænsmənt/
/ˌsɛlfədˈvænsmənt/ΚΠ
1645 J. Bond Occasus Occidentalis 80 Such a depth of selfe-submission as this, is the highest step of selfe-advancement.
1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility v. 205 To accomplish this self-advancement, they would not matter what..Disturbances they raised in the State.
1825 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 2 Nov. You..forbore..to derive to yourself, any advantage which selfish consideration, and a hope of self-advancement, could suggest.
1944 O. Stapledon Sirius (1972) 251 The Rev. Geoffrey Adams..was one of those clerics who had cared more for his parishioners than for self-advancement.
2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1251/2 Those who belong to Generation X..value opportunities for learning, self-advancement, and new challenges.
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- by hand
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- by hazard
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- by hearing say
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