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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demotion , silence

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