self-advancement

noun

1. the act or process of improving one's position, education, etc

Example Sentences

But his most obvious and disqualifying flaw is that he has no observable principles beyond dedication to his own self-advancement.

From Slate

It’s a tool one uses for self-advancement and self-preservation.

From Seattle Times

We surrender our professed morality for self-advancement.

From Salon

We surrender our professed morality for self-advancement.

From Salon

Her increasingly estranged husband, Prince Charles, portrayed by Josh O’Connor, calls it “an ugly, avaricious piece of self-advancement.”

From New York Times