Definition of preferment in English:

preferment

noun prɪˈfəːm(ə)ntprəˈfərmənt

mass noun

Promotion or appointment to a position or office.
after ordination, preferment was fast
count noun most of her ministers owed their first preferment to her
Example sentencesExamples
- Although he had previously opposed royal policies, he was a believer in firm government and accepted preferment in order to uphold the king's power.
- The most credible left wing candidates for succession or preferment would not change much of the last manifesto.
- Courtenay's aristocratic connections carried him rapidly up the ladder of preferment.
- He secured all kinds of preferment from local cadres, and even several marriage proposals from attractive and ambitious young ladies, before his exposure.
- We cannot function as a country if there is politically and legally sanctioned preferment for one group.
- The media love this sort of stuff - and a network of opportunists in the bureaucracy can always be found to present their future masters with the hard evidence in the hopes of future preferment.
- The appointment was the officer's last posting, offering no prospect of promotion or preferment thereafter.
- It was at this moment in her day when she received supplicants for preferment in the court, members of the administration or the armed forces over which she wielded great influence.
- I think they are more in touch with the part of their organisation that will provide them with preferment in their party.
- It spread rapidly, to the detriment of Spanish, because it was the new language of government, preferment, and education.
- By midwinter these intraband tensions were exacerbated as Big Road's own young men reacted suspiciously to their leader's preferment.
- In the race for wealth, honours and preferment [a man] may run as hard as he can and strain every nerve and muscle in order to outstrip all of his competitors.
- This is why the insiders' network is so strong - its members look after each other with appointments and preferment.
- But you may be on your way to preferment in the new Administration.
- The monarchs and bierarchs of Bacon's day do appear, but chiefly as recipients of the stream of anxious supplications for preferment Bacon submits throughout his ‘troubled life’.
Synonyms
development, progress, evolution, growth, improvement, advance, furtherance, forwarding, expansion, extension, spread
promotion, advancement, advance, elevation, being upgraded, a rise, betterment, moving up, a step up, a step up the ladder

Definition of preferment in US English:

preferment

nounprəˈfərməntprəˈfərmənt

Promotion or appointment to a position or office.
after ordination, preferment was fast
he had passed up endless preferments to remain with her
Example sentencesExamples
- Courtenay's aristocratic connections carried him rapidly up the ladder of preferment.
- This is why the insiders' network is so strong - its members look after each other with appointments and preferment.
- It was at this moment in her day when she received supplicants for preferment in the court, members of the administration or the armed forces over which she wielded great influence.
- In the race for wealth, honours and preferment [a man] may run as hard as he can and strain every nerve and muscle in order to outstrip all of his competitors.
- We cannot function as a country if there is politically and legally sanctioned preferment for one group.
- I think they are more in touch with the part of their organisation that will provide them with preferment in their party.
- He secured all kinds of preferment from local cadres, and even several marriage proposals from attractive and ambitious young ladies, before his exposure.
- By midwinter these intraband tensions were exacerbated as Big Road's own young men reacted suspiciously to their leader's preferment.
- But you may be on your way to preferment in the new Administration.
- It spread rapidly, to the detriment of Spanish, because it was the new language of government, preferment, and education.
- Although he had previously opposed royal policies, he was a believer in firm government and accepted preferment in order to uphold the king's power.
- The media love this sort of stuff - and a network of opportunists in the bureaucracy can always be found to present their future masters with the hard evidence in the hopes of future preferment.
- The monarchs and bierarchs of Bacon's day do appear, but chiefly as recipients of the stream of anxious supplications for preferment Bacon submits throughout his ‘troubled life’.
- The most credible left wing candidates for succession or preferment would not change much of the last manifesto.
- The appointment was the officer's last posting, offering no prospect of promotion or preferment thereafter.
Synonyms
development, progress, evolution, growth, improvement, advance, furtherance, forwarding, expansion, extension, spread
promotion, advancement, advance, elevation, being upgraded, a rise, betterment, moving up, a step up, a step up the ladder

单词	preferment
释义	Definition of preferment in English: preferment noun prɪˈfəːm(ə)ntprəˈfərmənt mass noun Promotion or appointment to a position or office. after ordination, preferment was fast count noun most of her ministers owed their first preferment to her Example sentencesExamples Although he had previously opposed royal policies, he was a believer in firm government and accepted preferment in order to uphold the king's power. The most credible left wing candidates for succession or preferment would not change much of the last manifesto. Courtenay's aristocratic connections carried him rapidly up the ladder of preferment. He secured all kinds of preferment from local cadres, and even several marriage proposals from attractive and ambitious young ladies, before his exposure. We cannot function as a country if there is politically and legally sanctioned preferment for one group. The media love this sort of stuff - and a network of opportunists in the bureaucracy can always be found to present their future masters with the hard evidence in the hopes of future preferment. The appointment was the officer's last posting, offering no prospect of promotion or preferment thereafter. It was at this moment in her day when she received supplicants for preferment in the court, members of the administration or the armed forces over which she wielded great influence. I think they are more in touch with the part of their organisation that will provide them with preferment in their party. It spread rapidly, to the detriment of Spanish, because it was the new language of government, preferment, and education. By midwinter these intraband tensions were exacerbated as Big Road's own young men reacted suspiciously to their leader's preferment. In the race for wealth, honours and preferment [a man] may run as hard as he can and strain every nerve and muscle in order to outstrip all of his competitors. This is why the insiders' network is so strong - its members look after each other with appointments and preferment. But you may be on your way to preferment in the new Administration. The monarchs and bierarchs of Bacon's day do appear, but chiefly as recipients of the stream of anxious supplications for preferment Bacon submits throughout his ‘troubled life’. Synonyms development, progress, evolution, growth, improvement, advance, furtherance, forwarding, expansion, extension, spread promotion, advancement, advance, elevation, being upgraded, a rise, betterment, moving up, a step up, a step up the ladder Definition of preferment in US English: preferment nounprəˈfərməntprəˈfərmənt Promotion or appointment to a position or office. after ordination, preferment was fast he had passed up endless preferments to remain with her Example sentencesExamples Courtenay's aristocratic connections carried him rapidly up the ladder of preferment. This is why the insiders' network is so strong - its members look after each other with appointments and preferment. It was at this moment in her day when she received supplicants for preferment in the court, members of the administration or the armed forces over which she wielded great influence. In the race for wealth, honours and preferment [a man] may run as hard as he can and strain every nerve and muscle in order to outstrip all of his competitors. We cannot function as a country if there is politically and legally sanctioned preferment for one group. I think they are more in touch with the part of their organisation that will provide them with preferment in their party. He secured all kinds of preferment from local cadres, and even several marriage proposals from attractive and ambitious young ladies, before his exposure. By midwinter these intraband tensions were exacerbated as Big Road's own young men reacted suspiciously to their leader's preferment. But you may be on your way to preferment in the new Administration. It spread rapidly, to the detriment of Spanish, because it was the new language of government, preferment, and education. Although he had previously opposed royal policies, he was a believer in firm government and accepted preferment in order to uphold the king's power. The media love this sort of stuff - and a network of opportunists in the bureaucracy can always be found to present their future masters with the hard evidence in the hopes of future preferment. The monarchs and bierarchs of Bacon's day do appear, but chiefly as recipients of the stream of anxious supplications for preferment Bacon submits throughout his ‘troubled life’. The most credible left wing candidates for succession or preferment would not change much of the last manifesto. The appointment was the officer's last posting, offering no prospect of promotion or preferment thereafter. Synonyms development, progress, evolution, growth, improvement, advance, furtherance, forwarding, expansion, extension, spread promotion, advancement, advance, elevation, being upgraded, a rise, betterment, moving up, a step up, a step up the ladder
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