English-Thai Dictionary

preferment

N การ เลื่อนตำแหน่ง  advancement elevation raise kan-luan-tam-nang

 

preferment

N ตำแหน่ง ที่สูง กว่า หรือ มากกว่า  precedence station rank tam-nang-ti-suang-kwa-rue-mak-kwa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREFERMENT

n.Advancement to a higher office, dignity or station. Change of manners and even of character often follows preferment. A profligate life should be considered a disqualification for preferment, no less than want of ability. 1. Superior place or office. All preferments should be given to competent men.
2. Preference. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREFERMENT

PREFERMENT Pre *fer "ment, n.

 

1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference. [R.] Natural preferment of the one. .. before the other. Sir T. Browne.

 

2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion. Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable preferment had been spared. Macaulay.

 

3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preferment

pre fer ment |priˈfərmənt prəˈfərmənt | ▶noun promotion or appointment to a position or office: after ordination, preferment was fast | he had passed up endless preferments to remain with her.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preferment

pre ¦fer |ment |prɪˈfəːm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] promotion or appointment to a position or office: after ordination, preferment was fast | [ count noun ] : most of her ministers owed their first preferment to her.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preferment

preferment noun superior qualifications were by no means a guarantee of preferment. See advancement (sense 2 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preferment

pre f é r ment 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠昇進 (promotion ).