Aspirant
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: seeking advancement striving for recognition
Part of speech: noun
Definition: someone who aspires to high office etc.
Ambitious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
Example sentence: I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.