Mispromotion

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act mispromoting; the advertisement of something as having properties it does not have. countable, uncountable

    "Mr. Speaker, the legal theory of Brown against Topeka rejecting a denial of freedom of choice because of race has suffered mispromotion to the point that today “freedom of choice" is again illegal."

  2. 2
    The act of promoting someone to a position for which they are not qualified. countable, uncountable

    "This mispromotion phenomenon has become popularly known as the Peter Principle (12)."

  3. 3
    A person who has been mispromoted. countable, uncountable

    "The other three-fourths (the B- and C-Players) become mishires and mispromotions."

Example

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"Mr. Speaker, the legal theory of Brown against Topeka rejecting a denial of freedom of choice because of race has suffered mispromotion to the point that today “freedom of choice" is again illegal."

Etymology

From mis- + promotion.

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