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Vietnamese term or phrase:
Chạy chức chạy quyền
English translation:
bribe one\'s way up
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Vietnamese term
Chạy chức chạy quyền
Vietnamese to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Fighting corruption
Context: Tình trạng lợi ích nhóm, chạy chức chạy quyền được coi là “tham nhũng trong công tác cán bộ”, là một trong những nguyên nhân cơ bản làm cho tham nhũng trở thành con đường tiến thân của những kẻ cơ hội.
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buy seats
Buying seats in a government, on a committee, in a team means acquiring positions and influence via illegitimate means.
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Note added at 43 mins (2019-12-31 14:03:57 GMT)
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Alternatively, you can use "buy his way up", "bribe his way up", "buy his promotion".
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Note added at 43 mins (2019-12-31 14:03:57 GMT)
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Alternatively, you can use "buy his way up", "bribe his way up", "buy his promotion".
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Hoang Bao Lan
Vietnam
Vietnam
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Works in field
Vietnam
Legal, Finance, Game, Marketing, Medical
Native in: Vietnamese (Variant: Standard-Vietnam) 
Works in: English to Vietnamese, Vietnamese to English
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Chase promotion and power
Promotion: lên chức
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Thao Nguyen
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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Native in: Vietnamese , English 
Works in: Vietnamese to English, English to Vietnamese
the buying (and selling) of positions of authority
Trong câu reference anh đưa thì cụm "chạy chức chạy quyền" là chủ ngữ nên cụm tiếng Anh tương đương phải là một danh từ/ danh động từ. Em thấy position chỉ mang nghĩa là chức vụ thôi, chữ quyền ở đây cũng khá quan trọng nên em đề nghị cách dịch như trên.
Anh xem một số đường link tham khảo
https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4c21cd102.pdf
http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/227432
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=49y50pzjAzAC&pg=PA126&lp...
Anh xem một số đường link tham khảo
https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4c21cd102.pdf
http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/227432
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=49y50pzjAzAC&pg=PA126&lp...
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jockeying for positions of power / paying for positions of power
jockey: (often followed by: for) to try to obtain an advantage by manoeuvring, esp literally in a race or metaphorically, as in a struggle for power (esp in the phrase jockey for position).
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