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position
noun(po-si-tion)a condition or position in which you find yourself
Synonyms: situation,
Examples:
The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils.
position
noun(po-si-tion)a job in an organization
position
noun(po-si-tion)the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Synonyms: spatial relation,
Examples:
The position of the hands on the clock.
position
noun(po-si-tion)an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
Synonyms: side,
position
noun(po-si-tion)the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Synonyms: status,
Examples:
Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life.
position
noun(po-si-tion)a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
Synonyms: military position,
position
verb(po-si-tion)put into a certain place or abstract location
position
noun(po-si-tion)the act of putting something in a certain place
position
noun(po-si-tion)an item on a list or in a sequence
Synonyms: place,
Examples:
Moved from third to fifth position.
position
noun(po-si-tion)the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
position
verb(po-si-tion)cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
position
noun(po-si-tion)(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
Examples:
What position does he play?.
position
noun(po-si-tion)the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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noun(po-si-tion)the appropriate or customary location
Examples:
The cars were in position.