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View definitions for stand

stand

noun as in position, opinion

noun as in base, stage

verb as in be or get upright

verb as in be in force, exist

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"I want to stand up for victims of abuse, whether corporate or domestic, to let them know that they can speak up too."

From BBC

The musician and former Police frontman talks about his life and career ahead of a five-night stand at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.

Carvalho, MP and Social Democratic spokesperson for legal policy, said she suffered "from the same ailment" as Brandberg, and told her: "We may have had many tough debates about conditions in working life, but on this issue we stand united against a common enemy."

From BBC

If we don’t want more homeless people on sidewalks, we have to invest in proposals like Measure A that stand a chance of resolving this horrible problem.

While the Southern Poverty Law Center publicly branded the takeover attempt as racist, news broke that a wealthy California investor, David Gelbaum, had pledged $100 million on the condition that the club never stand against immigration.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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