standpoint

[stand-point]

noun

1. the point or place at which a person stands to view something.

2. the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things.

   From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.

standpoint

/ ˈstændˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. a physical or mental position from which things are viewed

Word History and Origins

Origin of standpoint¹

1820–30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt

Example Sentences

“From our standpoint, we’ll start to miss that data,” Powell said at an economics conference on Tuesday.

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A spokesperson for Mercedes said the mechanisms used in tests were "justifiable from a technical and legal standpoint".

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These mechanisms were "justifiable from a technical and legal standpoint," a spokesperson said.

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“Every once in a while on the court, you’ll hear, like, the bickering from a sister standpoint, you know what I mean?”

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“We need to look at it from a factual standpoint,” Loudermilk told POLITICO.

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Related Words

• angle 
• point of view 
• viewpoint