standing for
Acting in place
Standing for indicates what something represents or symbolizes: The abbreviation stands for "as soon as possible".
It also means tolerating or accepting: I won't stand for that kind of behavior.
In politics, standing for office means running as a candidate, chiefly in British usage: She's standing for Parliament.
- symbolizingStanding for something else
- signifyingExpressing or conveying meaning
- signMark conveying information
- surrogateOne acting for another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
taking the place of · in lieu of · substitute · voice · support · proxy · placeholder · epitome · deputizing · on behalf of · delegate · representing · manifestation · incarnation · denoting · spokesperson · paragon · figurehead
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
standing foropposing
Standing against something
rejecting · denouncing · condemning · repudiating · resisting
stand, standing, understand, understanding, stands, outstanding, withstand, misunderstand, misunderstanding