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Advancement at any cost
Answer for the clue "Advancement at any cost ", 9 letters:
careerism
Word definitions for careerism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
careerism \careerism\ n. The practice of advancing one's career at the expense of one's personal integrity.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests or social growth. 2 (context chiefly US English) The perception that being a member of the military is a career, rather ...
Usage examples of careerism.
Most often that's careerism raising its ugly headgetting ahead by backstabbing somebody senior to you.
Most often that's careerism raising its ugly head—getting ahead by backstabbing somebody senior to you.
He stared at the slimy senator opposite him and wondered at what point and how he'd let himself be drawn away from the honorable path and into a pattern of careerism and self-aggrandizement.