noun
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Something that is posited; a postulate.
verb
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Assume the existence of; to postulate.
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Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
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Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
noun
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A place or location.
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A post of employment; a job.
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A status or rank.
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Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
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An opinion, stand or stance.
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My position on this issue is unchanged.
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A posture.
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Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
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(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
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Stop running all over the field and play your position!
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An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.
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A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
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A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
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The full state of a chess game at any given turn.