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stance

[ stans ]

noun

  1. the position or bearing of the body while standing: standing:

    legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.

  2. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something:

    They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.

  3. Sports. the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.


stance

/ stæns; stɑːns /

noun

  1. the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
  2. sport the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
  3. general emotional or intellectual attitude

    a leftist stance

  4. a place where buses or taxis wait
  5. mountaineering a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stance1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Old French estance, “(standing) position,” from Vulgar Latin stantia (unrecorded), derivative of Latin stant-, stem of stāns “standing,” present participle of stāre “to stand”; stand
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stance1

C16: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin stāns , from stāre to stand
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Example Sentences

Biden was the best-liked of the Democratic candidates among Cubans polled by Equis Labs, and yet many of those voters still don’t really know much about his record or stances.

From Ozy

Weeks after the app launched, the App Store owner changed its stance, saying the developer should take the function out of the app or the app’s distribution would be terminated, according to the consultant.

From Fortune

They claim to be taking the legitimate scientific stance of doubt.

It wasn’t the stance one might expect from Amazon, which has been working to dodge exactly this sort of liability in US courts.

From Quartz

They have also already been vetted on the national stage, minimizing the possibility of hidden personal scandals or problematic stances emerging.

That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.

Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?

They took an anti-establishment stance to a new level, openly opposing the government.

Of all the people to look up to for a back-to-nature stance, why the monster from Spahn Ranch?

To begin with, To Russia With Love takes a firm anti-Putin, anti-Russian government stance.

Booverman sighted the hole, and then took his stance; but the cleek in his hand shook like an aspen.

Using remarkable photographs, Vardon devotes a chapter to each club and chapters to stance, grip, and swing.

The Nordic, from his twisted stance, had a couple of broken ribs already; the Eurasian's right ear dangled redly.

I'd like to take a flat-footed stance as claiming that the end justified the means.

From his stance he commanded the stair and could see along the corridor as well.

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