n. 25B6; noun
the aircraft's position : LOCATION, place, situation, spot, site, locality, setting, area; whereabouts, bearings, orientation; technical locus.
a standing position : POSTURE, stance, attitude, pose.
our financial position : SITUATION, state, condition, circumstances; predicament, plight, strait(s).
the two parties jockeyed for position : ADVANTAGE, the upper hand, the edge, the whip hand, primacy; Austral./NZ the box seat; N. Amer. informal the catbird seat.
their position in society : STATUS, place, level, rank, standing; stature, prestige, influence, reputation, importance, consequence, class; dated station.
a secretarial position : JOB, post, situation, appointment, role, occupation, employment; office, capacity, duty, function; opening, vacancy, placement.
the government's position on the matter : VIEWPOINT, opinion, outlook, attitude, stand, standpoint, stance, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, feelings.
25B6; verb he positioned a chair between them : PUT, place, locate, situate, set, site, stand, station; plant, stick, install; arrange, dispose; informal plonk, park.