Translations for „careerist“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . ca·reer·ist [kəˈrɪərɪst, Am -ˈrɪr-] usu pej N

careerist

Karrierist(in) m (f) pej

careerist

Karrieremacher(in) m (f)

II . ca·reer·ist [kəˈrɪərɪst, Am -ˈrɪr-] usu pej ADJ

careerist

karrieristisch pej

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English

They're not actually the heavyweight intellectual ideologues of lazy leftist rhetoric; they're just a couple of average, blue-blooded careerists with an over-inflated sense of entitlement.

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And many, many wives of egomaniacal, careerist workaholics stay with their otherwise repellent husbands only because they might become a lady one day.

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Especially when it comes to wealthy white collar careerists.

www.denofgeek.com

So far as we know, he seems to have done very little in the way of careerist self-advancementalthough, to judge from photographs, he was by no means short of vanity.

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The careerists again considered the believers naive, out of touch with reality and unelectable if standing alone.

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But then such opportunism has been seen ever since careerist politics came into existence.

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But fundamentally, he was a self-centred careerist to whom no principle was sacred.

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Elections are nothing but a tribal headcount of careerist politicians who will offer the same excuses again and again for failing to deliver.

www.independent.ie

Fundamentally, he had crossed the key dividing line between unbiased, public-spirited official and careerist political adviser.

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An election to office would deliver support for most any up and coming musical careerist.

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