empire-building

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empire-building

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uncountable The practice of obtaining more power, responsibility or staff within an organization for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. This increase has not been caused by empire-building on the part of transport managers, who have to convince such hard-headed men as accountants and boards of directors of their arguments.

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@misc{empire_building_2026,
  title = {empire-building},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empire-building},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}