Definition of "Position" :

noun: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

noun: a job in an organization

noun: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

noun: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

"What position does he play?."

noun: the act of putting something in a certain place

noun: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

"The position of the hands on the clock."

noun: the arrangement of the body and its limbs

noun: a rationalized mental attitude

noun: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

noun: an item on a list or in a sequence

"Moved from third to fifth position."

noun: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

noun: the particular portion of space occupied by something

noun: the appropriate or customary location

"The cars were in position."

noun: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

noun: a condition or position in which you find yourself

"The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils."

noun: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

"Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life."

verb: put into a certain place or abstract location

verb: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation