He has hopes for preferment. anticipated her preferment to a better-paying position within the company

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MPs’ natural wish to support their prime minister, their own ambitions for preferment and the whips’ cruel ways all make for a reluctance to rock the boat. The Economist, "Theresa May heads off a rebellion," 21 June 2018

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