position

Where something sits

Meanings of the noun position are frequent and familiar, unlike those of its underlying verb posit; but understanding posit tells you most of what you need to know about position.

To posit something is to put it in a place, or to put it forward as an assertion.

A position is a place or configuration in space with particular characteristics, or abstractly, a condition or situation with reference to a place: The drill will only operate in an upright position.

If you take a position on some matter, you announce or declare your attitude or opinion about it: The committee decided against taking a position on the issue.

A position in a hierarchy of any kind is a place in it: What position does she occupy at the bank?

job

employment

Paid occupation status

careerLifelong occupational pursuit
occupationOne's regular paid work
professionTrained occupational field

role · appointment · posting · office · gig · assignment · duty · hiring · recruitment · tenure

location

place

Position or location

siteDesignated location
coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
latitudeGeographic or personal freedom

longitude · GPS · spot · locale · whereabouts · pinpoint · marker · waypoint · geolocation · placement

strategy

chess

Strategic board game

tacticsMethods to achieve goals
maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
gameplayInteractive elements of gaming

placement · arrangement · deployment · formation · configuration · setup · gambit · opening · endgame · checkmate

stance

viewpoint

Way of seeing things

opinionSubjective personal belief
beliefTrust held as true
standpointPosition for judgment

perspective · outlook · attitude · conviction · argument · ideology · philosophy · principle · assertion · contention

spatial

orientation

Position relative to surroundings

directionWay something faces
bearingPosture or orientation
angleGeometric measure of rotation

proximity · relative · adjacent · vertical · horizontal · diagonal · lateral · above · below · beside

rank

hierarchy

Ranked authority structure

statusOne's relative position
seniorityRank from length of service
standingPosition, physical or social

echelon · precedence · tier · level · grade · order · class · rating · distinction · place

posture

alignment

Correct relative positioning

ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
sittingBeing in seated posture

standing · reclining · prone · supine · slouching · hunching · upright · yoga · pilates · asana

Categories

employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
locationhere, there, place, location, spot
sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth

Opposites

employment/occupation

positionunemployment

Being without paid work

joblessness · termination · redundancy · layoff · dismissal

placement/location

positiondisplacement

Removal from usual location

dislocation · removal · displace · dislodge · remove

stance/viewpoint

positionneutrality

State of taking sides

indifference · ambivalence · fence-sitting · apathy · agnosticism

Phrases

stay positiveMaintain a hopeful mindset
be positiveMaintain hopeful attitude
think positiveMaintain hopeful mental attitude
fetal positionCurled, knees drawn up
in positionCorrectly situated, prepared
positive thinkingHopeful mental outlook

Family

positive, opposition, composition, disposition, positioning, positions, proposition, positional asphyxia, deposition

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