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(noun) berth, billet, spot, situation, post, place, office
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
can you go in my stead?; took his place; in lieu of
(noun) positioning, placement, locating, location, emplacement
the act of putting something in a certain place
(noun) spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
he assumed an attitude of surrender
a rationalized mental attitude
(noun) perspective, view
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
consider what follows from the positivist view
(noun) place
an item on a list or in a sequence
in the second place; moved from third to fifth position
(noun) side
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
there are two sides to every question
(noun) place
the particular portion of space occupied by something
he put the lamp back in its place
(noun) military position
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
(noun) situation
a condition or position in which you find yourself
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation
(noun) status
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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
(verb) put, place, pose, set, lay
put into a certain place or abstract location
Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point