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empire-building en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
1960 March, “A transport manager's view of B.R. freight services”, in Trains Illustrated, page 179: