promotion
pro·mo·tion (prə mō′s̸hən, prō-)
noun
the act or an instance of promoting; specif.,
- advancement in rank, grade, or position
- furtherance of an enterprise, cause, etc.
Etymology: ME < MFr < LL promotio
promotion
n.
Advancement in rank
preferment, elevation, raise, improvement, advance, lift, betterment, ennobling, favoring. Improvement
advancement, progression, development; see improvement 1, increase 1.Publicity
public relations, PR, advertising, notice; see advertisement 1, publicity 3.
Preposition: of
- equality: The promotion of race equality in public services is a statutory duty and a key priority for this Government.
- homosexuality: Friend assure the House that the Government have no intention to legislate to allow the promotion of homosexuality in our schools?
Converse of object
- clinch: And the deafening noise the Birmingham City fans as they clinched promotion to the Premiership via the play-offs.
- win: Once you win promotion to Div 3 you must join.
- gain: The top two teams gain automatic promotion at the end of the season.
- deserve: We were on a bit of a roll and decided that these products deserved more active promotion.
Adjective modifier
- in-store: At Sommerfield only 7 percent of the in-store promotions were targeted at healthy foods.
- automatic: The top two teams gain automatic promotion at the end of the season.
- successive: Twelve months later the Tigers were on the brink of a second successive promotion.
- accelerated: For his performance he received accelerated promotion to Unterlieutenant 2nd class in July 1859.
- internal: Communication Good communication is key to the internal promotion of benefits.
Modifies a noun
- hopeful: The local club will host fellow promotion hopefuls Uckfield in what promises to be a tense, physical battle tomorrow ( Saturday ).
- play-off: The top six teams in Division Two qualify for the promotion play-offs.
- prospect: It's a great career with good promotion prospects.
- chaser: In One East promotion chasers Bisley Sports went down to a surprise 3-1 defeat by Holyport with Alan Hasler netting twice.
- rival: Eastbourne traveled to Tonbridge for their Division three match and finished equal second with promotion rivals Bexley behind League leaders Cambridge Harriers.
Noun used with modifier
- health: A wide range of health promotion is also offered.
- on-pack: Toilet Tissue sales are helping wildlife across the UK in a special on-pack promotion now available across Lincolnshire.
- continence: The facility audit is intended to promote a review of policies and procedures for continence promotion in the ward, practice or residential/nursing home.
- export: There should be clear limits on Ministerial involvement in arms export promotion.
Antifeminists, from Chesterton down to Dr Lionel Tayler, want women to specialise in virtue.While men are rolling round the world having murderous and otherwise sinful adventures of an enjoyable nature, in commerce, exploration or art, women are to stayat home earning the promotion of the human race to a better world.
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