standing

standing

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stand‧ing¹ /ˈstændɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]1. permanently agreed or arranged:
    You have to pay standing charges whether or not you use the service.
    standing invitation (=permission to visit someone whenever you like)
    a standing army (=a professional permanent army)
    A standing committee was established to coordinate the army and navy.
2. done from a standing position:
    The runners set off from a standing start.
    standing ovation (=when people stand up to clap after a performance)
3. standing joke something that happens often and that people make jokes about:
    The whole incident became a standing joke between us.

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standing² noun [uncountable]1. someone’s rank or position in a system, organization, society etc, based on what other people think of them:
    Barb’s work helped to improve her standing with her colleagues.
    standing in
    The scandal damaged the governor’s standing in the polls.
    of high/low standing
    a lawyer of high standing
2. something of five/many etc years’ standing used to show the time during which something such as an agreement has existed:
    an arrangement of several years’ standing
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ reputation noun [countable] the opinion that people have about a person, organization etc because of what has happened in the past: She was a good lawyer with a reputation for honesty and diligence. | The school had an excellent reputation. | The lawsuit has damaged the company’s reputation.
   ▪ image noun [countable] the idea that people have about what something is like, especially when this is created through newspaper stories, advertising etc: A PR campaign was launched in an effort to improve the company’s image. | Boxing has rather a negative image. | The princess tried to project an image of herself as serious and hard-working (=she tried to give people the idea that she was serious and hard-working).
   ▪ name noun [singular] the reputation that a person, organization etc has – used especially in the following phrases: The company is anxious to protect its good name. | Cyclists who ignore traffic rules give other cyclists a bad name. | Electrolux has a name for making top quality vacuum cleaners. | He went to court in order to try to clear his name (=prove that he is innocent).
   ▪ standing noun [uncountable] someone’s reputation and position compared to other people in a group or society, based on other peoples’ opinion of them: The class system in Great Britain encourages people to be very aware of their social standing. | He needs to improve his standing among female voters. | Jacques Tati was a man of international standing in the world of screen comedy.
   ▪ prestige noun [uncountable] the good reputation that a company, organization, group etc has, which makes people respect and admire them: the prestige of a carmaker such as Rolls-Royce | Does Stanford University carry the same prestige as Harvard orYale? | Hosting the Olympic Games would enhance our country’s international prestige. | The teaching profession has lost the prestige it had in the past.
   ▪ stature noun [uncountable] formal the importance and respect that a person or organization has, because of their achievements or their influence: As he got older, Picasso’s stature as an artist increased. | Their work is equal in stature. | an actor of international stature | The party’s stature has increased in recent years.