📈preferment

noun
/prɪˈfɜːrmənt/

Meaning

promotion or advancement in rank, position, or office

Example Sentences

He hoped for preferment in the government office.

Synonyms

promotion, advancement, elevation, upgrade

Antonyms

demotion, decline

Collocations

seek preferment, gain preferment, political preferment

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