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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A desire, as in (1), for another person to achieve these things.
  • A four-player card game of tricks played mainly in North America, Europe, and Japan. [http://www.pagat.com/invented/ambition.html]
  • An eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
  • The purported pathway to a chosen career.

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