stance
stance (stăns)n. 1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. See Synonyms at posture. 2. Mental posture; point of view: “Peru... has also toughened its stance toward foreign investors” (Abraham F. Lowenthal). [French, position, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stāns, stant- present participle of stāre, to stand. See stā- in Indo-European Roots.]
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