the misuse of authority for personal aggrandizementaggrandizementag‧gran‧dize‧ment (also aggrandisement British English) /əˈɡrændəzmənt/ noun [uncountable] 
the misuse of authority for personal aggrandizement
WORD ORIGINaggrandizement
Origin:
1600-1700 French agrandissement, from agrandir, from grandir ‘to increase’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame.
- National welfare meant nothing; personal aggrandizement meant everything.
- Whether the intention was personal aggrandizement on the part of the family or a shrewd step towards industrial expansion is not known.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the misuse of authority for personal aggrandizementCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
when a person or country tries to increase their power or importance – used to show disapproval: the misuse of authority for personal aggrandizement· Whether the intention was personal aggrandizement on the part of the family or a shrewd step towards industrial expansion is not known.· National welfare meant nothing; personal aggrandizement meant everything.
the misuse of authority for personal aggrandizement