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'''Ambition''' is the [[desire]] for [[personal]] achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they [[choose]] to do for attainment, [[power]], or superiority. Ambition is also the object of this desire. A poor example of 'Ambition' could be 'to become a Confetti collector'.
 
'''Ambition''' is the [[desire]] for [[personal]] achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they [[choose]] to do for attainment, [[power]], or superiority. Ambition is also the object of this desire. A poor example of 'Ambition' could be 'to become a Confetti collector'.
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
Etymology: [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ambition-, ambitio, [[literally]], act of soliciting for votes, from ambire
 
Etymology: [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ambition-, ambitio, [[literally]], act of soliciting for votes, from ambire

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