CAREER LADDER
career ladder: translation
career ladder caˌreer ˈladder noun [singular] JOBS
a career, considered as a series of levels that lead to better and better jobs:
• Women's chances to climb the career ladder have always been less than men's.
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career ladder UK US noun [C]
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If someone has a good work ethic, they should move up the career ladder.
→ See also CORPORATE LADDER(Cf. ↑corporate ladder)