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grandstand

[ gran-stand, grand- ]

noun

  1. the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
  2. the people sitting in these seats.


verb (used without object)

, grand·stand·ed, grand·stand·ing.
  1. to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers:

    The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.

adjective

  1. situated in a grandstand:

    grandstand seats.

  2. having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand:

    From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade.

  3. intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers:

    a grandstand catch.

grandstand

/ ˈɡrænˌstænd; ˈɡrænd- /

noun

    1. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      grandstand tickets

  1. the spectators in a grandstand
  2. modifier as if from a grandstand; unimpeded (esp in the phrase grandstand view )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. informal.
    intr to behave ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgrandˌstander, noun
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Other Words From

  • grand·stand·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grandstand1

First recorded in 1915–20; grand + stand
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Example Sentences

Other than grandstanding, there are no tangible benefits attached to Pelosi’s visit.

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He said he wanted Thompson in that role because the committee needed a leader who would be focused on the investigation, and not see it as an opportunity to grandstand or score political points.

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Lawmakers were quick to grandstand about the importance of the new legislation.

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For them, grandstanding against Jackson is a no-lose proposition.

Pessimists expected a return to the miserable grind of grandstanding speeches and blocked votes.

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And my father is a jockey so when I saw his picture I knew it was a grandstand at a racetrack.

Everyone knew it, because when the ambulance pulled away from the grandstand, it was not going fast.

A black dude in the grandstand behind Seiler began a funky dance in the aisle, wildly thrashing about in a cream-colored suit.

Before the race she met dignitaries in the grandstand, including Amanda Elliott, the vice chairman of the Victoria Racing Club.

He began his career with NBC as a co-host of the football pre-game show GrandStand.

In front of the grandstand stretched a wide, green field, enclosed with a low fence.

Meanwhile Tom, on the grandstand, was seeing them, and being very proud of his relationship to the Ship o the Fiend.

In the grandstand a group of girls and boys belonging to Riverport had gathered early, having seats adjacent.

They were in the grandstand, each willing and glad to forget, for the moment, just how weirdly wonderful life was.

A hush fell over the grandstand as the home players took their places on the diamond.

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