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standpoint

[stand-point]

noun

  1. the point or place at which a person stands to view something.

  2. the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things.

    From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.



standpoint

/ ˈæԻˌɔɪԳ /

noun

  1. a physical or mental position from which things are viewed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of standpoint1

1820–30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt
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“It’s a horrible time in the business from the content creation, content production standpoint,” Hamilton said.

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“He got some swing-and-misses on his off-speed pitches. He’s being able to keep guys off balance and mess up their timing. There’s different types of misses. I think from that standpoint, those are good things.”

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Earps says she felt compelled to speak because the Nike standpoint was "telling a whole demographic of people that they're not important, that the position they play isn't important".

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"But everything begins from our standpoint with a deal that does not include enrichment. We cannot have that. Because enrichment enables weaponisation, and we will not allow a bomb to get here."

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"We must not reach a situation of famine, both from a practical and a diplomatic standpoint," Benjamin Netanyahu stressed in a video in response to criticism of the move in Israel.

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