A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
An object of an ardent desire.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
The process or result of rationalizing.
The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.