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"he wanted to achieve power and prestige"nouna high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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- george King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
- influence a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- humiliation an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- prestigious exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige
- elevation the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
- mortification an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- nonstandard not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community
- aggrandizement the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
- frederick ii king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786)
- ivy league a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige