exalted position

collocation in English

meaningsofexaltedandposition

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exalted
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzɒl.tɪd/us
/ɪɡˈzɑːl.t̬ɪd/
An exalted position in an organization is a very ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofexaltedandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the same time, officers and their uniforms attracted reverence among those who could only aspire to thisexaltedposition.
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Do they want to bring the bookmakers down from theirexaltedpositionand reduce them to the common ruck of ordinary people?
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He has told us that he is no seeker after office, fund that theexaltedpositionhe now occupies he did not ask for.
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I hope that in his presentexaltedpositionhe will continue the good work.
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He is not yet in thatexaltedpositionin which he can hold his own against the great pundits.
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The chairman of a public company, anexaltedposition, has responsibilities to the shareholders.
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But she held an even moreexaltedpositionas one who was enthroned in the hearts of the people.
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It is not unfair to him to say that, before he reached hisexaltedposition, he was known as a supporter of the sixpence.
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She is in anexaltedposition.
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He would not occupy theexaltedpositionwhich he now occupies if all the actions of his life had been characterised by the caution which is now shown.
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He has stepped down from hisexaltedpositionto hinder that co-operation and to pour the venom of sectarian spite and division into this great work.
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I once operated in anexaltedposition.
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He goes on to encourage them to strive ye with heart and soul so that ye may reach this lofty andexaltedposition.
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She occupies anexaltedpositionin society by virtue of wealth and rank.
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He is a very high personage, but hisexaltedpositionobliges me to withhold his name.
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The colonizers didn't see fit to have an indio even if he is a mestizo in anyexaltedposition.
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In order to maintain their highlyexaltedpositionwithin society, members of the power elite tend to marry one another, understand and accept one another, and also work together.
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We must move their wages and standard of living more closely to the standard enjoyed by those in exalted positions.
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The people in exalted positions must stand still for a few years.
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