English-Dutch translations for stance

• houding
  Welnu, opnieuw een gezamenlijke houding. Again, we have a joint stance.
  Ik ben teleurgesteld over de houding van de Commissie. I am disappointed by the Commission's stance.
  Ten tweede: wat is nu de houding na 7 oktober? Secondly, what is the stance now after 7 October?
• opinie
  De autoriteiten dienen de publieke opinie ten scherpste te waarschuwen en de daders hard aan te pakken. The authorities should warn public opinion most emphatically and must take a tough stance against the perpetrators.
• standpunt
  Het standpunt van Blair, Schröder, Aznar of Chirac? Which precise stance are we following?
  Hulde aan uw eensgezinde standpunt ten aanzien van de Golf. Bravo for your united stance on the Gulf!
  We zijn verheugd over het standpunt van het voorzitterschap van de EU. We welcome the stance of the EU Presidency.

Definition of stance

• The manner, pose#Noun|pose, or posture#Noun|posture in which one stand#Verb|stands
• One's opinion or point of view
• A place#Noun|place to stand; a position#Noun|position, a site#Noun|site, a station#Noun|station
• A place for bus#Noun|buses or taxi#Noun|taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank
• A place where a fair#Noun|fair or market#Noun|market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business
• A stanza
• To place#Verb|place, to position#Verb|position, to station#Verb|station; to put into an enclosure or pen#Noun|pen in preparation for sale

Examples

• The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin
• I don’t agree with your stance on gun control

Related words

• circumstance
• resistance
• assistance
• distance
• substance
• instance
• circumstances
• happenstance
• distanced