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Position is how a person or thing is placed or an opinion or where a person or thing is located in relation to others.

(noun)

An example of position is sitting.
An example of position is to be against the death penalty.
An example of position is a cup between two other cups on a table.

See position in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of positing, or placing
a positing of a proposition; affirmation
the manner in which a person or thing is placed or arranged; attitude; posture; disposition: in a sitting position
one's attitude toward or opinion on a subject; stand: his position on foreign aid
the place where a person or thing is, esp. in relation to others; location; situation; site: the ship's position
the usual or proper place of a person or thing; station: the players are in position
a location or condition in which one has the advantage: to jockey for position
a strategic military site
a person's relative place, as in society; rank; status
a place high in society, business, etc.: a man of position
a post of employment; office; job: to apply for a teaching position
Finance the long or short commitment of a market trader in securities or commodities
Music
1. the arrangement of the notes of a chord with respect to their relative closeness or distance apart: open position
2. any of the fixed locations on the fingerboard of a violin, etc. that the left hand assumes for fingering a particular series of notes
3. any of the various points to which a trombone slide may be moved to change the pitch

Origin: MFr < L positio < positus, pp. of ponere, to place < *posinere < po-, away (< IE base *apo- > L ab, from, away) + sinere, to put, lay: see site

transitive verb

to put into a particular position; place or station
Rare to locate

Related Forms:

positional adjective
positioner noun

See position in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place or location.
a. The right or appropriate place: The bands are in position for the parade's start.
b. A strategic area occupied by members of a force: The troops took up positions along the river.
a. The way in which something is placed: the position of the clock's hands.
b. The arrangement of body parts; posture: a standing position.
An advantageous place or location: jockeys maneuvering for position.
A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances: in a position to bargain.
A point of view or attitude on a certain question: the mayor's position on taxes.
Social standing or status; rank.
A post of employment; a job.
a. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible.
b. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge.
a. The act or process of positing.
b. A principle or proposition posited.
a. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities.
b. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.
c. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments.