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ambitionmid-14c., from Middle French ambition or directly from Latin ambitionem (nominative ambitio) "a going around," especially to solicit votes, hence "a striving for favor, courting, flatte [..]
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ambitionstrong desire for success and recognition.
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ambitionhave as one's ambition a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" a strong drive for success (ambitious) requiring full use of your abilities o [..]
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ambitiona wish to do very well, or to have power
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ambition(n) a cherished desire(n) a strong drive for success(v) have as one's ambition
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ambitionstrictly speaking, means “the going from house to house” (Latin, ambitio, going about canvassing). In Rome it was customary, some time before an election came on, for the candidates [..]
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ambition
ambition for some particular achievement
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