1. Noun
The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
2. Noun
An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.
3. Verb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
4. Noun
a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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