self-perpetuating
adjective
continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
self-perpetuation
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a word derived from
self-perpetuating.
Example Sentences
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It is a nice idea, to think that life begets life — or that life on Earth works towards a larger purpose of self-perpetuation.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
Not merely a product of a closed system of French cinematic self-celebration and self-perpetuation, “My Golden Days” is more or less its perfect self-representation, its ideal export.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2016
As the movie ends, both Edward and his wife are dead, but Boult, still obsessed with the pursuit of self-perpetuation, is ready to begin a search for Edward's illegitimate child.
From Time Magazine Archive
Insulated by layers of officialdom and protected by an almost biological instinct for self-perpetuation, the bureaucratic organism stubbornly resists change.
From Time Magazine Archive
A worthier effort at self-perpetuation than that of Strangoli.
From Old Calabria by Norman Douglas
