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position
noun (RANK) /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/Definition
B2 [C] a rank or level in a company, competition, or society: Whether or not you're given a car depends on your position in the company.UK She finished the race in third position.Position and status in groups and organizations B2 [C] a job: She applied for a position in the firm that I work for.Jobs, careers and professionsWorking
(Definition of position noun (RANK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ship suffix
- associate adjective
- be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder idiom
- elite noun
- entry-level adjective
- equal noun
- fellow noun (MEMBER)
- lapsed adjective
- marzipan layer noun
- outrank verb
- pretender noun
- role noun (DUTY)
- second class adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
- senior adjective (HIGH RANK)
- senior noun (HIGH RANK)
- spokeswoman noun
- standing noun (REPUTATION)
- subordinate adjective
- subordinate noun
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