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promotion
/pɹəˈməʊʃən/
noun
A move to a more senior position at work.
- “She worked hard and won a promotion after two years.”Toofey
- “We could go to the restaurant to celebrate his promotion.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)