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self-perpetuation
noun[ U ]
(alsoselfperpetuation)uk /ˌself.pəˌpetʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.pɚ.petʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the fact of something continuing to exist in the same way, without changing or producing anything new:
The aim of every dictatorship is simply self-perpetuation.
Many farmers believe that the purpose behind the programme is the self-perpetuation of government bureaucracy.
Organizations that were founded with lofty goals in mind have become little more than tools for self-perpetuation.
In every dispute, the international legal system comes in on the side of peaceful resolution, because that is in the interests of the system's self-perpetuation.
It seems that mosquitoes' only purpose is self-perpetuation.
The study also considers the continuity and self-perpetuation of perceptions among journalists.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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all-night
ancient
be going strongidiom
changeless
dateless
incorruptibility
incorruptible
incorruptibly
languish
lasting
nondurable
nondurable goods
of oldidiom
old
ongoing
timelessness
unslaked
until doomsday
venerably
year
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