self-promotion

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ promotion.

Noun

self-promotion (countable and uncountable, plural self-promotions)

  1. The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent.
    • 1997, Eric J Evans, Thatcher and Thatcherism:
      The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed.

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