Timeline for Respectful word that means "desiring power"
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| Aug 6, 2017 at 7:24 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added important information from the comments about the desired usage
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| Aug 6, 2017 at 2:04 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Jul 19, 2015 at 7:58 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/622676932551966720 | ||
| Jul 5, 2015 at 15:00 | vote | accept | Jon Buys | ||
| Jul 5, 2015 at 15:00 | comment | added | Jon Buys | Thanks everyone, and I apologize for being vague. I'm using the word to describe a group of people, and I wish to be both descriptive and respectful. I think Lamar Latrell has the best answer, at least for what I'm looking for, with "aspirant". | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 5:45 | comment | added | stevesliva | rapacious? A gluttony for acquisition... | |
| Jul 5, 2015 at 5:10 | answer | added | Lamar Latrell | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 23:58 | comment | added | herisson | It's hard to say what a "good" word is for something, without knowing the context where it will be used. Could you add a bit more information about what sort of word you want, and how you'd use it? Questions are also often appreciated more when they show some evidence of "research": do you know any words that have this meaning already? If so, why don't they work for you? Adding information about this kind of stuff to your question will help people write more useful answers. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 23:28 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 22:43 | answer | added | ScotM | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:57 | comment | added | Jon Buys | Yea, I suppose power-hungry would work. Megalomaniac seems a bit much, but I can see how that works. I was wondering if there was another word, something I didn't know. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:26 | answer | added | kittenparry | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:23 | comment | added | Avon | Megalomaniac if it's an obsessive desire | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:22 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:09 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Power-hungry. ODO has Having a strong desire for power: the power-hungry and evil dictator. Too obvious for an 'answer'. | |
| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:07 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 4, 2015 at 21:07 | history | asked | Jon Buys | CC BY-SA 3.0 |