Term: preferment: the act of preferring
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: wheeze: (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick → 0
Candidate hypernym: photographer's model: a model who poses for photographers → 0
Candidate hypernym: parochialism: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish → 0
Candidate hypernym: lineup: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification → 0
Candidate hypernym: record changer: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention → 0
Candidate hypernym: dole: a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given → 0
Candidate hypernym: dragon: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman → 0
Candidate hypernym: overtime: work done in addition to regular working hours → 0
Candidate hypernym: pneumatic drill: a power drill powered by compressed air → 0
Candidate hypernym: correctional institution: a penal institution maintained by the government → 0