Stance vs Standing - What's the difference?
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The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.
One’s opinion or point of view.
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(Scotland) A station; a position; a site; a stopping place for buses at a bus station
(obsolete) A stanza.
; in the process of coming to an upright position.
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Erect, not cut down.
Performed from an erect position.
Remaining in force or status.
Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
Not movable; fixed.
Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".
Duration.
The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
(sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places ".
(British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
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(legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
As nouns the difference between stance and standing
is that stance is the manner, posture, or pose in which one stands while standing is position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist".As a verb standing is
present participle of lang=en; in the process of coming to an upright position.As an adjective standing is
erect, not cut down.stance
English
(wikipedia stance)Noun
(en noun)- The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.
- I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.
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Synonyms
* opinion * position * standExternal links
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English
Verb
(head)- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
Adjective
(-)- standing ovation
- standing committee
- standing water
- a standing colour
- a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
- the standing rigging of a ship
Translations
(upright) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (permanent) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (water) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom)Derived terms
* standing joke * standing order * standing ovation * standing seam * standing waveAntonyms
* (stagnant) moving, working (committees )Noun
(en noun)- a member of long standing
- I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.
- I think in deep mire, where there is no standing . — Psalms lxix. 2.
- "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
- "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."
- He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.