standpoint
Americannoun
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standpoints
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the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
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the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things.
From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.
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Etymology
Origin of standpoint
Explanation
Your standpoint is the position, either physical or mental, from which you perceive things. From a practical standpoint, your parents might want you to study accounting—but you're determined to follow your dream of becoming a professional mime. You can also call your standpoint your "point of view." From the standpoint of your position across the room, you can just barely see your friends watching a televised soccer match and cheering on their favorite teams. From your standpoint as a basketball fan, you find soccer incredibly boring. It's the outlook you have on life or certain subjects that gives you this second kind of standpoint. The word comes directly from the German equivalent, Standpunkt.
Example Sentences
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From a business standpoint, analysts see merit to a potential combination, which Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday is currently under discussion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
"You cannot miss out on the 100,000 people who will come. From a business standpoint, you stand to benefit," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
And from a purely entertainment standpoint, the Rams were not living up to their billing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
A White House official told ProPublica that Greenland is “critical from the standpoint of U.S. national security” and “we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajectory” in the diplomatic talks.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The most dangerous reporters, from our standpoint, were the women who came to interview Mother for human interest stories.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
The constitutional court said back in 2001 that "as time passes, the relative importance of standpoints and positions of people in a totalitarian state certainly has not vanished, but it has definitely decreased".
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
"From a portfolio and focus standpoints, it makes sense to drop them and concentrate on higher-volume products like the Model 3 and Model Y, along with other business expansion bets," Caldwell added.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
"From medical and economic standpoints, therefore, it seems reasonable to give these patients a CSF analysis in the first instance unless there are specific medical reasons to indicate otherwise," says Brendel.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Did you find that any of your ideas or standpoints changed from the time you started to the upcoming publication of “Monsters”?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
From legal and political standpoints, what happened to Emmett Till was all but swept under the rug for almost fifty years.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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