promotion

[pruh-moh-shuhn] / prəˈmoʊ ʃən /

NOUN

higher position in organization

Synonyms

STRONG

advance advancement advocacy aggrandizement backing betterment boost break breakthrough buildup bump elevation encouragement ennoblement exaltation furtherance go ahead hike honor improvement jump lift preference preferment progress raise rise support upgrade

WEAK

favoring jump up move up prelation step up upgrading

Antonyms

STRONG

block condemnation debasement decline decrease denunciation depression derision deterioration discouragement disfavor drop halt harm hindrance humiliation impediment opposition reduction retreat retrogression stop stoppage worsening

WEAK

demotion silence

NOUN

publicity

Synonyms

STRONG

PR advertising ballyhoo blurb buildup hoopla hype notice pitch pizazz plug press propaganda publicity puff puffery pushing squib

WEAK

advertising campaign hard sell press-agentry promo public relations

Antonyms

WEAK

demotion silence

Example Sentences

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He said he’s focusing on getting a promotion from driver to manager so that he can bring his family to the U.A.E.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means fewer women getting raises and promotions and more leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch

Anderson will wrap his tour and promotion of a comedy special in the spring but says he doesn’t think more than a year or two into the future.

From Los Angeles Times

They have had three successive promotions and are in with a chance of a fourth this season too.

From BBC

"There wasn't promotion at the beginning. The show came out, and then very slowly it became this phenomenon, and it was down to the fans," he told BBC One's Breakfast.

From BBC

promotion

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