ambitions

/AE0 M B IH1 SH AH0 N Z/

noun

1
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.
“My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.”
2
An object of an ardent desire.
“My ambition is to own a helicopter.”
3
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
4
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
5
The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

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