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View definitions for stand for

stand for

verb as in signify, mean

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It was never explained which side was “good” or “bad,” or even what they stood for.

From Salon

He insisted that events were misreported and "at no time has Kenya been party to a government in exile or a parallel government in any country… Kenya stands for one Sudan".

From BBC

“So now it’s painfully clear that JJ doesn’t stand for Just Joking,” I wrote at the time.

Now, with Malone’s decision this week to not stand for reelection, the company said the board would remain at 13 members.

Presidential elections are not due in Turkey until 2028 and without a change to the constitution Erdogan would not be entitled to stand for another term.

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

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