transcription, транскрипция: [ əgrændɪzmənt ]
Note: in BRIT, also use 'aggrandisement'
If someone does something for aggrandizement , they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. ( FORMAL )
It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.
N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp [ disapproval ]
see also self-aggrandizement