Definition of Position

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Position

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.

Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.

Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.

A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.

To indicate the position of; to place.

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Position Quotations

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.
Friedrich Nietzsche

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
George Washington

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
John Adams

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'
Joan Crawford

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.
Jonathan Swift

While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security.
Ann Coulter

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
Karl Marx

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
Karl Marx

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
Leo Buscaglia

Position Translations

position in Afrikaans is posisie, houding
position in Dutch is houding, stand, positie
position in Finnish is paikka
position in French is position
position in German is Position
position in Italian is posizione, posizione, ente, circostanza, orientare
position in Latin is loco, positus

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