Noun

(en noun)

Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".

Duration.

a member of long standing

The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

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.

(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

* 1992 , P.D. James, The Children of Men , page 28:

"There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

* 2000 , Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor , page 149:

"The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."

(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.

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.

Noun

(en noun)

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.

* {{quote-book, year=1921, title=

, author=(Bertrand Russell), chapter=Lecture II , passage=In spite of these qualifications, the broad distinction between instinct and habit is undeniable. To take extreme cases, every animal at birth can take food by instinct, before it has had opportunity to learn; on the other hand, no one can ride a bicycle by instinct, though, after learning, the necessary movements become just as automatic as if they were instinctive.}}

* {{quote-book, year=1911, title=

, chapter=Evidence , passage=But, for practical purposes, it is possible to draw a distinction between a statement of facts observed and an expression of opinion as to the inference to be drawn from these facts, and the rule telling witnesses to state facts and not express opinions is of great value in keeping their statements out of the region of argument and conjecture.}}

Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

, chapter=2 citation , passage=Mother

* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier]

Leighton Baines, playing with distinction again, sent over a left-wing cross with pace and accuracy. Welbeck, prominently involved all night, could not reach it but Rooney was directly behind him, flashing his header past Szczesny.