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disapproving advancement or increase in power or importance
  • He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement.
  • self-aggrandizement

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“Aggrandizement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrandizement. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.

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