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1. place, stand, spot, point; site, scene of the crime, scene, setting, Law. venue; position, locus, location, bearings, longitude and latitude, locale, whereabouts, hereabouts, Latin, locus sigiii. L.S., Latin, locus in quo; point of reference, reference point, lookout, outlook, view, angle, slant, respect, Survey. set-up; perspective, point of view, viewpoint, way of looking at things, way of thinking, philosophy.

2. stop, stopping place, destination, end of the line, terminus, terminal; depot, Fr. gare, Ger. Bahnhof; bus station, train or railroad station, airport, port, dock.

3. headquarters, base of operations, central or administrative office, office, bureau, U.S. Army. command post; seat, center, hub; station house, police station, fire station, firehouse, fire hall, U.S. Army. armory.

4. status, standing, class, caste, rank; estate, situation, circumstances, condition, state; degree, order, grade, gradation, stage, level, step, rung; importance, distinction, prominence, elevation, prestige, dignity, eminence, precedence.

5. post, berth, billet, slot, assignment, appointment, commission, sinecure; place of duty, placement, Mil. duty, disposition, booth, (of banks) window, cage, (of restaurants) table, service area; office, department, division, section, branch, category; zone, territory, realm, province, district, parish, precinct, neighborhood, Journalism. beat; capacity, role, function, work, activity; duty, responsibility, task, chore, operation, mission, purpose; job, occupation, profession, career, trade, business, livelihood; field, scope, sphere, compass, arena, bailiwick, speciality, metier, line, Sl. thing, Sl. bag; vocation, calling, pursuit