standpoint

[ stand-point ]
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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.

Origin of standpoint

1
1820–30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt

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British Dictionary definitions for standpoint

standpoint

/ (ˈstændˌpɔɪnt) /


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

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