单词 | promotion bar |
释义 | > as lemmaspromotion bar promotion bar n. a notional barrier imposed to restrict a person's promotion above a certain level unless certain specified requirements are met. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > promotion or upgrading > notional barrier restricting promotion bar1930 1930 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 93 267 If officials were to be psycho-analysed before their appointments and before reaching a promotion bar, life would not be worth living. 1973 C. Mullard Black Brit. ii. iv. 43 Besides overt racism employers operated a promotion bar. 2003 Miami Herald (Nexis) 18 Nov. 3 Removing math as a promotion bar means a student can move to the fourth grade without being able to tell time or solve many simple math problems. < as lemmas |
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