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position
 
NOUN:1. One's place and direction relative to one's surroundings: bearing (often used in plural), location, orientation, situation. See PLACE. 2. Something believed or accepted as true by a person: belief, conviction, feeling, idea, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view. See OPINION. 3. Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others: footing, place, rank1, situation, standing, station, status. See PLACE. 4. A post of employment: appointment, berth, billet, job, office, place, situation, slot, spot. Slang : gig. See PLACE. 5. The place where a person or thing is located: emplacement, location, locus, placement, site, situation. See PLACE. 6. The way in which one is placed or arranged: attitude, pose, posture. See POSTURE. 7. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior: attitude, outlook, posture, stance. See ATTITUDE.
VERB:To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, locate, place, set1, site, situate, spot. See PLACE.
 
 
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