1.the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;

he put the lamp back in its place

2.a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

3.a way of regarding situations or topics etc.;

consider what follows from the positivist view

4.position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

he assumed an attitude of surrender

5.the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society;

he had the status of a minor

6.a job in an organization;

he occupied a post in the treasury

7.the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated;

the position of the hands on the clock

8.the appropriate or customary location;

the cars were in position

9.(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player;

what position does he play?

10. the act of putting something in a certain place or location

11. a condition or position in which you find yourself;

the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils

12. an item on a list or in a sequence;

in the second place

13. a rationalized mental attitude

14. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute;

there are two sides to every question

15. the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;

can you go in my stead?

16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom