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upward mobility

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noun

sociol the movement of an individual, social group, or class to a position of increased status or powerCompare downward mobility See also horizontal mobility, vertical mobility

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Words nearby upward mobility

UPVC, upvote, U.P.W.A., upward, upwardly mobile, upward mobility, upwards, upwards of, upwarp, upwell, upwelling
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Words related to upward mobility

advancement, social climbing, social mobility, vertical mobility

Cultural definitions for upward mobility

upward mobility

Rising from a lower to a higher social class or status. (See also social mobility.)

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