Employ and Promote

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.
Usage example: a new factory that will employ 500 people

Promote and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Promote" instead a verb "Employ".

Promote

Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.

Employ and promote are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Promote".

Common collocations

view employ view promote view
violence employ violence promote violence
people employ people promote people
kind employ kind promote kind
Other words: image, system, series, use, music, version.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / House of Cards (US) Code § 3110 for a sitting president to "employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement" a relative to any political or bureaucratic office.
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