the place occupied by somebody or something
the proper place for something
in position
a place occupied by troops for strategic reasons
the part of a field or playing area in which a member of a sports team generally operates
the way in which somebody or something is disposed or arranged
in a vertical position
an appropriate condition or situation to act
not in a position to reply
social or official rank or status
a situation that confers advantage or preference
formal a post or job
an opinion
made her position clear
in logic, the statement of a proposition or thesis
a market commitment in securities or commodities
in music, the disposition of the notes of a chord
positional adj
[via early French position from Latin position-, positio, from ponere to place]