promotion

[ pruh-moh-shuh n ]

/ prəˈmoʊ ʃən /

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noun

advancement in rank or position.

furtherance or encouragement.

the state of being promoted.

something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance.

Also called queening. Chess. the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen.

Nearby words

promontory, promote, promoter, promoter of the faith, promoting agent, promotion, promotive, promposal, prompt, prompt side, promptbook

Origin of promotion

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin prōmōtiōn- (stem of prōmōtiō). See promote, -ion

Related forms

pro·mo·tion·al, adjectivenon·pro·mo·tion, nounpre·pro·mo·tion, nounself-pro·mo·tion, noun

un·pro·mo·tion·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for promotion

The culture of promotion through seniority kills creativity and effectiveness.
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Charter schools, rejecting the tenet of promotion through seniority, promised to do better.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have experimented with new products and have invested millions into aggressive marketing and promotion.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CDC too, has been emphatic in their promotion of the technique.
Doctors Without Borders Hits Ebola Breaking Point|Abby Haglage, Kent Sepkowitz|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Landon Wilson, a U.S. Navy cryptologic technician, returned from Afghanistan in 2013 to a promotion for good work.
Yes to LGB, No to T: The Pentagon Still Has a Transgender Ban|Tim Mak|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Promotion exercises should include some statement of the work accomplished.
The Boy and the Sunday School|John L. Alexander
His revenues were for the moment diminished, while his personal distinction was not, in his opinion, increased by the promotion.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley
Where the Finns spent three-tenths of one per cent for promotion he had spent twenty-five per cent.
Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State|The Consumers' League of New York
For its promotion, the eminent man wished to conciliate the sympathies of a certain small class of religionists.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862|Various
The skill with which he managed the exiguous finances of the exiled court earned him further confidence and promotion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various

Medicine definitions for promotion

promotion

[ prə-mō′shən ]

n.

The stimulation of the progress or growth of a tumor following initiation by a promoter.

promotion

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promotion

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