personal advancement

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandadvancement

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withadvancement.
personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
See more atpersonal
advancement
noun[U]
uk
/ədˈvɑːns.mənt/us
/ədˈvæns.mənt/
the development or improvement ...
See more atadvancement

(Definition ofpersonalandadvancementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal advancement

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Indeed, in the extreme, individual ministers may make decisions based on the implications for theirpersonaladvancementand wealth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Brissot was both an ambitious would-be politician and a radical philosophe, who soughtpersonaladvancement, the promotion of a reformist agenda, and financial survival.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is usual for persons in high positions in those countries to use their position for their ownpersonaladvancement—to be quite frank.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But when we on this side who have some interest in advertising speak about it, it ispersonaladvancement.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Subsidising wages can entail the danger of depressing pay, demotivating skills improvement andpersonaladvancementand depressing productivity growth.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To limit overtime would be to put a definite obstacle in the way ofpersonaladvancementand individual initiative.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a passport topersonaladvancementas well as society's integration.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I have never known a man less concerned with his own personal welfare, or his ownpersonaladvancement.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What he was fighting for was not the chance ofpersonaladvancementbut something which many of us on this side regard as a fundamental principle.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The country was at peace and muay functioned as a means of physical exercise, self-defense, recreation, andpersonaladvancement.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The country was at peace and muay functioned as a means of physical exercise, self-defense, recreation andpersonaladvancement.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Section nine of the code covers illegal impersonation of a superhero forpersonaladvancementand for misuse of superpowers for personal gain.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
If the isolated individual lacks opportunities forpersonaladvancement, development of talents, and action (such as those found on a frontier), he will seek substitutes.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Quixotic perhaps some would say, and with a certain truth, for few men have shown themselves so regardless ofpersonaladvancement.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Most historians take a poor view of his career, assessing that he placedpersonaladvancementbefore the public interest.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth andpersonaladvancement.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofpersonal
Go to the definition ofadvancement
See other collocations withadvancement