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promotion

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pro·mo·tion  (pr-mshn)
n.
1. The act of promoting or the fact of being promoted; advancement.
2. Encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance.
3. Advertising; publicity.

pro·motion·al adj.
pro·motion·al·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.promotionpromotion - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
buildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
public relations, PR - a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
blurb, endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotion
sales pitch, sales talk, pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
sales promotion - promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
2.promotion - act of raising in rank or position
ennoblement - the act of raising someone to the nobility
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
preferment - the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"
investiture, investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
demotion - act of lowering in rank or position
3.promotion - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
4.promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
progress, advancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

promotion
noun 2. publicity, advertising, hype, pushing, plugging (informal) propaganda, advertising campaign, hard sell, media hype, ballyhoo (informal) puffery (informal) boosterism
Translations
Spanish promotion [prəˈməuʃən] n (gen) → promoción f;
(MIL) → ascenso

French promotion [prəˈməuʃən] promote npromotion f
German promotion [prəˈməuʃən] promote n (at work) → Beförderung f [of product, event] → Werbung f [of idea] → Förderung f (= publicity campaign); Werbekampagne f
Italian promotion [prəˈməuʃən] npromozione f

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A fellow has now no chance of promotion unless he jumps into the muzzle of a gun and crawls out of the touch-hole.
With the same anxious forethought he wrote a letter of instructions to Captain Thorn, in which he urged the strictest attention to the health of himself and his crew, and to the promotion of good-humor and harmony on board his ship.
They had been a year or two waiting for fortune and promotion.
 
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