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kick upstairs - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
promote, upgrade, advance, raise, elevate
demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
tenure give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
bring up cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
spot promote promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel"
ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
favor, favour, prefer consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
brevet promote somebody by brevet, in the military
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kick upstairs - To promote an employee considered troublesome to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.

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