achieved status
noun Sociology.
the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
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Compare ascribed status.
Origin of achieved status
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby achieved status
Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian, à cheval, achieve, achieved status, achievement, achievement age, achievement quotient, achievement test, achilary
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