Word for "the increase of personal power or influence"

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Is there a single word that means "the increase of personal power or influence" or "the increase of political power"?

Please explain more in what context you would like to use such a word. Give us some sentences with ? marking the missing word. — curiousdannii, Sep 28, 2014 at 0:11

FumbleFingers · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-27 20:19:24Z

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aggrandisement
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

answered Sep 27, 2014 at 20:19

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Crosscounter · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-27 19:41:28Z

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Your description is quite open so I focused on the idea of influence and fame.

Verbs

Here are more general adjectives (become .../grow more ...)

In an evil/villanous sense:

notorious or infamous

answered Sep 27, 2014 at 19:41

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