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Ambition

Noun

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1.NounEager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
"My daughter, Johanna, wants to be a firefighter very much. She has a lot of ambition."
2.NounAn object of an ardent desire.
"My ambition is to own a helicopter."
3.NounA desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
4.NounA personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
5.NounThe act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
6.VerbTo seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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