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arrivisme

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arrivisme [ˌæriːˈviːzmə (French) arivism]
n
unscrupulous ambition


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The association of the Jew, money and power in one phrase which stigmatises the arrivisme of an individual.
In fact, there is little sign of Julien's arrivisme in the 1997 film, the emphasis being placed most unambiguously on his "cote romantique" 'romantic side.
To her daughter Clara, Mme de Duras had written from Compiegne, where she had witnessed shabby examples of blatant arrivisme on Louis XVIII's return in 1814, "My dear child, whatever your position in life, adopt the firm resolve to remain in your station, neither above nor below.
 
 
 
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