- Representing, ... for - The sort of start that has no run-up to social position - of Stand - Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. - Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. - Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting;
as, a standing color. - Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;
continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army;
legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing
committees.
- Ball game - Standpoint - Station, location - The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in
which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined,
or an upright position. - The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a
place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in
creation; the fleet changed its position. - Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or
controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a
discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a
proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a
false position. - Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as,
a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.