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.