position
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3.2
- noun
- /pəˈzɪʃən/
- I can offer you a permanent position.
- a leadership position
- hold a position
- an administrative position
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Watch on YouTubeSo she's in a much greater position than than he is.
- So she's in a much greater position than than he is.
- But I didn't have a position in Procter and Gamble.
- Top wow, top level government positions, top West Wing.
- Having both genders and leadership positions is very, very helpful.
- Women are, you know, in positions of power all over the place.
- Now, why would I leave a position where I had job security?
- I'd say it's a premier position in a lot of areas.
- So he trusted people around him in the different positions, which I liked.
- But there clearly is a shelf life in that position, especially in Boston.
- He was our only applicant for the position and we never told him that.
- All of them have good position, a bright career.
- Yes, true, but you are defending your position in that team.
Examples
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Donald Adcock was named to fill that position until the conclusion of the project.
Academic text (2015) -
Academic success can guarantee a person a position as the leading official in the government.
Academic text (2008) -
Are you suddenly in a position where you can just walk away?
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Some people are jealous of my position in the capital and they want Department Six for themselves.
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Well, I've now been in that Co chair position for five years.
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Police Chief J. A. Fountain took this position in an interview with the Macon News.
Academic text (2011) -
School librarians are accustomed to their position as a unique species in their school environment.
Academic text (2012) -
In early June 2008, I interviewed for the media specialist position at Beaufort Elementary School.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher librarian had always hoped this position would eventually become part of the iCentre team.
Academic text (2015) -
I was thrilled to receive the offer for the position of project manager at the company.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
The job and duties someone has in a group or situation
∞
1.6
A job with official power in a government or organization
852
1.6
A position or rank in a competition
611
2.1
A name that shows a person's rank, job or honor
337
2.7
A person's social or professional position compared with others
289
3.1
A job or position in an organization where someone works
183
3.2
A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
102
4.6
The role someone has when they act for a group or organization
95
3.7
The level of respect or place someone has in a group
30
6.3
A person's social rank or place in society
21
6.2
A job in an organization that many people want
15
4.1
A person's place in society based on money, job, or family
4
6.2
The job of being a leader in a company or organization who helps make important decisions
1
3.8
A person's position in society based on wealth, family, or job
1
7.9
In a position of power or importance in a group
1
6.6
A person's place in a community based on wealth or rank
The amount of respect and authority a person has in a company
Compounds
- Formal
6
6.0
A document that explains a group or person's view and gives reasons about an issue
- Specialized
2
6.8
A way of sitting with legs crossed and each foot on the opposite thigh used for yoga and meditation
- Offensive
1
9.1
A way of having sex where one partner lies on their back and the other sits on top facing them
- Specialized
1
9.8
A way of lying on the back with knees bent and thighs apart for vaginal or rectal exams
1
6.2
A job that is no longer needed because of company changes or new technology
- Jargon
1
6.1
The fourth batter in the batting order, usually the team's best hitter
- Specialized
Change in how a gene works when it moves to a new place on a chromosome
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Position comes from an old Latin word positio from ponere, which means 'to put'. Long ago people thought of rank as the 'place' you are put in society, so position also means your job or social rank today.