self-advancement

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Cauterucci's piece -- titled "The Masculine Bluster of Trump’s Coronavirus Hand-Shaking Tour" -- concluded by accusing Trump of "the ultimate use of macho performance for self-advancement at the expense of public safety and well-being."

From Fox News