To stand for

Related to To stand for: recommencement, coming along
To side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to defend.- Shak.
To be in the place of; to be the substitute or representative of; to represent; as, a cipher at the left hand of a figure stands for nothing.- Shak.
To tolerate; as, I won't stand for any delay.- Locke.

See also: Stand, Stand, Stand