stancenoun [ C ]
uk/stɑːns/us/stæns/stance noun [ C ] (OPINION)
C2 a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion:
The doctor's stance on the issue of abortion is well known.
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- The leader's aggressive stance seems to have foreclosed any chance of diplomatic compromise.
- Craig doesn't have a car as a part of his anti-consumerist stance.
- There have been repeated calls for the president to moderate his stance on contraception.
- The UN called on all parties in the conflict to take a positive stance towards the new peace initiative.
- Would you say the government's stance on law and order has softened?
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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stance noun [ C ] (POSITION)
a particular way of standing:
Jenny took up a stance with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- four
- pew
- plop
- plump (sb/sth) down
- rampant
- seated
- seating
- sit sth out
- stand
- stand round
- strike
- take a pew! idiom
- take the weight off your feet/legs idiom
- weight
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