careerism

American  

[kuh-reer-iz-uhm] / kəˈrɪər ɪz əm /

noun

1. devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of careerism

First recorded in 1930–35; career + -ism

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Example Sentences

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careerism

Children are a responsibility: a limitation on us in an age of careerism and radical individualism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Mazor points out that they were in fact vastly different in temperament, Phil’s pragmatic careerism running counter to Don’s more free-spirited approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

That kind of careerism should, of course, be considered shameful in the journalism trade and might, in its own strange way, also be considered one of the reasons we find ourselves in our current crisis.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025

One KGB document revealed that Golitsyn’s “treason” was very damaging to the KGB and was the result of careerism.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

And after a few years students could embrace mean careerism.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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