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stance

[ stans ]

noun

  1. the position or bearing of the body while standing: standing:

    legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.

  2. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something:

    They assumed an increasingly hostile stance in their foreign policy.

  3. Sports. the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.


stance

/ stæns; stɑːns /

noun

  1. the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
  2. sport the posture assumed when about to play the ball, as in golf, cricket, etc
  3. general emotional or intellectual attitude

    a leftist stance

  4. a place where buses or taxis wait
  5. mountaineering a place at the top of a pitch where a climber can stand and belay
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stance1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Old French estance, “(standing) position,” from Vulgar Latin stantia (unrecorded), derivative of Latin stant-, stem of Բ “standing,” present participle of “to stand”; stand
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stance1

C16: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin Բ , from to stand
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She told the BBC: "Young people shouldn't be struggling with mental health because of what they are accessing online, and we really do need to take a hard stance on this."

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Republicans have advocated impeaching judges for rulings against Trump, a stance that drew a rare public pushback from Chief Justice Roberts.

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Hungary's decision aligns with its broader foreign policy stance under Orban, who has cultivated close ties with Israel and adopted a critical view of international institutions perceived as infringing on national sovereignty.

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The Reform UK leader told the BBC he "would not be 100% with" the current stance of the US president's team in negotiations to end the conflict.

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But in an a shift in her stance, she has now said she would not accept free tickets, adding: "I do understand perceptions".

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