standpointstand‧point /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular] 
Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- From an economic standpoint, the war was a good idea.
- From the teacher's standpoint, the new tests just mean more work.
- His books have sold in the millions, but from a literary standpoint they aren't really very good.
- From a historical standpoint, no one can question the Huskers' right to be called a great team.
- From whatever standpoint or philosophy, works of art can never be judged as essential to basic living.
- I also think it's important to stick to a recorded solo from the standpoint of a fan.
- More striking from a legal standpoint is the way in which the judge was prosecuted.
- Rejoice in your abilities to transform, with the stun-baton of humor, a weak political standpoint into an Obvious Universal Truth.
- The problem attains proportion when viewed from the standpoint of the witness who appears before a congressional committee.
- This chapter examines these questions from a theoretical standpoint within the framework of natural monopoly industries.
- We must approach the problem from a different standpoint.
Longman Language Activatoran opinion that is influenced by the situation you are in
what you think about something, especially when this is influenced by the situation you are in: · People seemed afraid to express a point of view that was different from the government's.· If Allen had ever been the victim of a crime, he might have a slightly different point of view.from somebody's point of view: · The story is told from the daughter's point of view.· From a farmer's point of view, foxes are a nuisance.listen to somebody's point of view: · She's always ready to listen to other people's point of view.
a particular way of thinking about a problem or subject: · We need to seriously consider all the different viewpoints on the issue.from a historical/feminist/democratic etc viewpoint: · The book looks at the Royal family from a sociological and historical viewpoint.from the viewpoint of somebody: · The TV series examines childhood from the viewpoints of twelve different families.
a particular way of thinking about something, especially of someone who is involved in a situation or who has to make a professional judgment about it: from somebody's standpoint: · From the teacher's standpoint, the new tests just mean more work.from a financial/political/literary etc standpoint: · His books have sold in the millions, but from a literary standpoint they aren't really very good.
one of a number of ways of thinking about something that should be considered when dealing with a particular problem or subject: · Advertisers need to find the right angle to make their product appeal to consumers.· The article gives the reader a fresh angle on pop culture.look at/view/examine etc something from an angle: · Thompson says his committee has looked at the problem from every possible angle.angle on: · They wanted an ordinary worker's angle on the new system.
a way of thinking about something which is influenced by the kind of person you are or by things that have happened to you: · You believe him, but you've only heard his perspective.· Different people bring different perspectives and values to the workplace.from somebody's perspective: · Feminists say that the book was written from a male perspective.perspective on: · A prisoner has a different perspective on prison life than a guard.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of womenCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It’s an issue that can be viewed from several perspectives.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a way of thinking about people, situations, ideas etc SYN point of viewfrom a theoretical/political/economic etc standpoint Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women It’s an issue that can be viewed from several perspectives.· Yet it does produce a soft and, most important from an economic standpoint, fast product.· I was looking at it more from an economic standpoint.
· Different organizations operated from different political standpoints, from within different boundaries and on different time-scales.· Rejoice in your abilities to transform, with the stun-baton of humor, a weak political standpoint into an Obvious Universal Truth.· We have countless learned articles and books on a multitude of movements and tendencies written from different political and aesthetic standpoints.· It is not in any case possible to pin a particular explanatory model to a specific political strategy or standpoint.
· From a practical standpoint, however, this distinction makes little difference.· From a practical standpoint, Saberhagen will be better served staying with the team.· However, it does little from a practical standpoint because it has no inspection capability.
· This chapter examines these questions from a theoretical standpoint within the framework of natural monopoly industries.· First, that the routinized nature of practice affects all theoretical standpoints, therefore psychodynamic social work is not necessarily disadvantaged.
VERB· The problem attains proportion when viewed from the standpoint of the witness who appears before a congressional committee.
Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women