Promotion — may mean:*Promotion (rank) *Promotion (marketing) **Promotional campaign **Promotion (entertainment) *Promotion (academic) *Promotion (chess) *Promotion (linguistics) *Promotion and relegation, in league sports *Professional wrestling promotion * … Wikipedia
promotion — pro*mo tion (pr[ o]*m[=o] sh[u^]n), n. [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.] The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promotion — I (advancement) noun advance, amelioration, betterment, elevation, elevation in rank, exaltation, forwarding, graduation, headway, improvement, increase, lift, passing, preferment, progress, progression, raise, rise, uplift II (encouragement)… … Law dictionary
promotion — ► NOUN 1) activity that supports or encourages. 2) the publicizing of a product or celebrity. 3) (promotions) the activity or business of organizing such publicity. 4) elevation to a higher position or rank. 5) the transfer of a sports team to a… … English terms dictionary
promotion — [prə mō′shən, prōmō′shən] n. [ME < MFr < LL promotio] the act or an instance of promoting; specif., a) advancement in rank, grade, or position b) furtherance of an enterprise, cause, etc. promotional adj … English World dictionary
Rank insignia of the German armed forces — The ranks of the German armed forces, known collectively as the Bundeswehr, were set up by the President with the Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Dienstgradbezeichnungen und die Uniform der Soldaten on the basis of section 4, paragraph 3 … Wikipedia
Promotion (chess) — … Wikipedia
promotion — n. advancement in rank 1) to put smb. in for promotion; to recommend smb. for promotion 2) to make, win one s promotion (he made his promotion to major) ( he was promoted to major ) 3) a promotion from; to (a promotion to captain; a promotion to… … Combinatory dictionary
Promotion and relegation — In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season. The best ranked teams in each… … Wikipedia
rank — 1 noun 1 POSITION IN ARMY/ORGANIZATION (C, U) the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or armed forces: promotion to the rank of General | high/senior/low/junior rank: Bates is very young to hold such… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
