standing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstændɪŋ/
rhymes: -ændɪŋ
Forms: form: standings
Etymology: From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
text: The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.
ref: 2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic:
text: The Russian president has given a series of public addresses this week in a bid to repair his public standing, and portray Wagner’s march on Moscow as a moment that unified Russia.
ref: 2023 June 29, Graham Russell, “Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin, says Scholz, as Russian president makes rare public visit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
synonyms: stock
glosses: Position or reputation in society or a profession.
examples: text: a member of long standing
glosses: Duration.
examples: text: Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them?
Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot,
Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.
ref: c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
text: I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 69:2:
text: I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry
ref: 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
glosses: The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
examples: text: After their last win, their standing went up three places.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
examples: text: "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
ref: 1992, P. D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:
text: "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."
ref: 2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149:
glosses: Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
examples: text: to have standing
text: He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.
text: Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the NGTF Fund for Human Dignity retained Erie attorney James E. Marsh, Jr. to argue the case. Boston's Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) also sought standing with the court in a memorandum of law prepared by Sandra L. Smales with Stephen Ansolabehere and Gary Buseck.
ref: 1985 February 2, Micheline Justman, “Erie Will Declared Valid”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 3:
text: Legal experts noted earlier this week that while Epps will have to prove that Carlson’s claims damaged his reputation, he presents a strong argument and therefore likely has standing.
ref: 2023 July 12, Erum Salam, “Fox News faces another defamation lawsuit involving Tucker Carlson”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
topics: law
glosses: The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
synonyms: pitch
glosses: The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
Derived terms: class standing
hard standing
good standing
social standing
Related terms: topics: legal
law
word: cause of action