empire-building
nounDefinitions
The practice of obtaining more power, responsibility or staff within an organization for…
The practice of obtaining more power, responsibility or staff within an organization for the purpose of self-aggrandizement.
- This increase has not been caused by empire-building on the part of transport managers, who have to convince such hard-headed men as accountants and boards of directors of their arguments.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for empire-building. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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