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stance Definition

stance (stans)

noun

  1. the way a person or animal stands; standing posture, with special reference to placement of the feet, as the posture of a golfer, baseball batter, etc.
  2. ☆ the attitude adopted in confronting or dealing with a particular situation a belligerent political stance

Etymology: OFr estance < VL *stantia < L stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare, to stand

stance Synonyms

stance

n.

posture, carriage, stand, attitude; see attitude 1, position 5, posture 1. See syn. study at posture.

stance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • adopt: Ask the same person to then adopt an assertive stance.
  • take: We need to take a tough stance on all legal wrongs.
  • negotiate: You will be respected for tenacity and professionalism in your negotiating stance.
  • assume: By assuming a low stance the vertical doors are reduced from three to two.

Preposition: on

  • abortion: His stance on abortion is an attack on the fundamental right of women to control their own bodies.
  • immigration: JL: Err, well we're best known for our strong stance on immigration.

Adjective modifier

  • anti-war: You people take the anti-war stance to rediculous extremes.
  • proactive: CLP will continue to take a proactive stance in pressing the case for investment in infrastructure.
  • neutral: Rather than taking a neutral stance, Thames Valley Police have come down firmly on the side of the university.
  • aggressive: Despite the aggressive stance, someone in ergonomics has really done their homework.
  • intentional: He argues that to give an intentional explanation of a system's behavior is merely to adopt the " intentional stance " toward it.
  • principled: The tribunal has now unanimously backed the principled stance taken by the 120 employees and the CWU.

Modifies a noun

  • vis-�-vis: Ray Billington, despite his stance vis-à-vis God as an objective reality, offers an optimistic glimpse of the future of religion.
  • phase: Pressure across a dog's paw during stance phase.

Noun used with modifier

  • hardline: Mr Blair yesterday faced down rebellious Labor MPs with a passionate defense of his hardline stance on Iraq.
  • circum-: Particularly under the present circum- stances, weapons causing casualties on a large scale and mass destruction have appeared in use.
  • pro-gm: Many scientists do not share their pro-GM stance, and molecular geneticists are but a minute minority of all scientists.
  • belay: So after our guide regained the safety of our belay stance he decided that going back down would be a good idea.
  • anti-imperialist: However, these nationalist and secular parties failed to take an anti-imperialist stance.
  • campaigning: ISIS takes neither a corporate view nor a campaigning stance.