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promotion

[ pruh-moh-shuhn ]

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noun

advancement in rank or position.
furtherance or encouragement.
the act of promoting.
the state of being promoted.
something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance.
Also called queening. Chess. the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of promotion¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ��ō��ō�پ�ō��-, stem of ��ō��ō�پ�ō “movement forward, advancement”; equivalent to promote + -ion

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Espinoza said he met all expectations and was even talking to his manager about a promotion when he was told he would be let go.

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But the story appears far from over given the plans for the next steps, some taking place within hours of Phil Parkinson's side sealing an unprecedented third successive promotion.

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But, for now, promotion to the Championship will do just fine.

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Wrexham won the National League title in 2023 and followed that with promotion from League Two at the first attempt the following season.

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Successive promotions from League One to the Premier League ended their 22-year exile from the top flight last summer, but they have been unable to stave off an immediate return to the Championship.

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