"mispromotion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mispromotions [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + promotion. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|promotion}} mis- + promotion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mispromotion (countable and uncountable, plural mispromotions)
  1. The act mispromoting; the advertisement of something as having properties it does not have. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mispromotion-en-noun-gwUc2Sv- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 34 26 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 23 42
  2. The act of promoting someone to a position for which they are not qualified. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mispromotion-en-noun-urZqLfQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 34 26 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 23 42
  3. A person who has been mispromoted. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mispromotion-en-noun-AoEq~lu8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 34 26 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 23 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 22 46

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