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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; stÉ‘Ëns /

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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˜yÐÄvlog 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 ²õ³ÙÄå²Ô²õ “standing,†present participle of ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð “to standâ€; stand
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stance1

C16: via French from Italian stanza place for standing, from Latin ²õ³ÙÄå²Ô²õ , from ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to stand
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Chinese troops fighting on Ukrainian territory "puts into question China's declared stance for peace" and added that their envoy in Kyiv has been summoned for an explanation.

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The pair claim they were demoted because of their stance on the case - and have faced intense public scrutiny as a result.

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Ask a roomful of nonnas for their take on the perfect Sunday gravy — each with her own self-assured, no-nonsense stance — and you’ll get just as many takes on baked spaghetti.

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Her stance was echoed in Parliament by the Conservative shadow Foreign Office spokesperson Wendy Morton.

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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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