aggrandizement

1. N-UNCOUNT If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. 扩张[正式] [usu with supp] →see also self-aggrandizement

It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement. 经济需要压过了军事扩张，这将是人类有史以来的第一次。