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position
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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noun
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
noun
a job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
noun
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
“can you go in my stead?”
noun
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
“what position does he play?”
noun
the act of putting something in a certain place
noun
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
“the position of the hands on the clock”
noun
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
“he assumed an attitude of surrender”
noun
a rationalized mental attitude
noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
“consider what follows from the positivist view”
noun
an item on a list or in a sequence
“in the second place”
noun
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
“there are two sides to every question”
noun
the particular portion of space occupied by something
“he put the lamp back in its place”
noun
the appropriate or customary location
“the cars were in position”
noun
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
noun
a condition or position in which you find yourself
“the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils”
noun
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
“he had the status of a minor”
verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
verb
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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he occupied a post in the treasury
can you go in my stead?
took his place
in lieu of
what position does he play?
the position of the hands on the clock
he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
he assumed an attitude of surrender
consider what follows from the positivist view
in the second place
moved from third to fifth position
there are two sides to every question
he put the lamp back in its place
the cars were in position
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
found herself in a very fortunate situation
he had the status of a minor
the novel attained the status of a classic
atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point
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