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corporate ladders

corporate ladders is the plural of corporate ladder.

Meaning of corporate ladder

Noun

corporate ladder (plural corporate ladders)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) The hierarchy or ranking system of employment positions within a business organization; especially, such a hierarchy viewed as a ladder to be climbed (to successive higher-ranking positions) while one is pursuing a career path.
    • The Apartment. Producer-Director Billy Wilder tells of a sweet-natured schnook (brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon) who shoots up the corporate ladder.1960 July 4, “Time Listings”, in Time

Questions about corporate ladders

What is corporate ladders the plural of?
Corporate ladders is the plural of corporate ladder.

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