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standing proxy is one that exists until revoked. This is in contrast to a proxy that is designated for a temporary or one-time use. A special proxy takes
Standing_proxy
Korean stock market index
investor may designate custodian banks as standing proxies (through custodian bank agreements and standing proxy agreements to facilitate trading).[citation
KOSPI
Type of armed conflict between two states or non-state actors
belligerent with external support is the proxy; both belligerents in a proxy war can be considered proxies if both are receiving foreign military aid
Proxy_war
A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help
List_of_proxy_wars
Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East
conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities
Iran–Israel_conflict
Variable used in place of another variable
social sciences, proxy measurements are often required to stand in for variables that cannot be directly measured. This process of standing in is also known
Proxy_(statistics)
1994 US comedy film by the Coen brothers
The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served
The_Hudsucker_Proxy
Form of voting that allows delegation
Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence
Proxy_voting
Indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided
Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war
Regional bank in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Nippon Life Insurance Co. 8,531 3.12 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. (standing proxy: Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd.) 8,430 3.09 The Nanto Bank Employees’
Nanto_Bank
British army officer and politician
Parliament for Hythe on the interest of the Lord Warden. He was knighted for standing proxy for Prince Frederick at his installation as Knight of the Garter in
Sir Samuel Lennard, 3rd Baronet
Sir_Samuel_Lennard,_3rd_Baronet
various contacts and relations with entities on both sides of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. This is a component of Russia's broader foreign policy across
Russia and the Arab–Israeli conflict
Russia_and_the_Arab–Israeli_conflict
had fallen compared to 2022. Nigel Farage announced that he would not be standing in the general election, preferring to focus on campaigning for the 2024
2024 United Kingdom general election
2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
Organization coordinating policy priorities and candidates for government positions
fact a proxy political actor, directly or indirectly controlled by another political party, group or organization, formal or informal. Proxy political
Political_party
Country in West Asia
sparking the eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War. Iran has since been involved in proxy wars with Israel and Saudi Arabia; in 2025, Israeli strikes on Iran escalated
Iran
Shareholder using equity to pressure management
automatically upon the advice of proxy advisory firms; allowing retail shareholders to vote based upon a guideline ("standing voting instructions") has been
Shareholder_activism
entered into a proxy marriage throughout history. Clovis I King of the Franks to Clotilde, in 496. This is one of the first known proxy marriages in Western
List_of_royal_proxy_marriages
Iran-led military coalition in West Asia
territory free of armed conflict by fighting in other countries through Shia proxy forces, which pursue domestic interests while collectively mobilizing for
Axis_of_Resistance
Chinese internet regulations
tools combine these two mechanisms: Proxy servers outside China can be used, although using just a simple open proxy (HTTP or SOCKS) without also using
Great_Firewall
Permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers or conscripts
A standing army is a permanent, often professional, army. It is composed of full-time soldiers who may be either career soldiers or conscripts. It differs
Standing_army
The High Constable of Scotland The Lord Kilmarnock MBE (1903–1975) standing proxy for The Countess of Erroll (1926–1978) his coronet carried by his page
List of participants in the coronation procession of Elizabeth II
List_of_participants_in_the_coronation_procession_of_Elizabeth_II
Mae Jones as Mrs. Williams. Stephen McEveety as Boy. 130 19 "Marriage By Proxy" Gene Reynolds George Tibbles January 23, 1964 (1964-01-23) 419 Mike and
List of My Three Sons episodes
List_of_My_Three_Sons_episodes
Bilateral relations
exchanged public messages signaling a possible thaw, with Iran voicing long-standing grievances and the United States calling for mutual respect and responsibility
Iran–United States relations during the Obama administration
Iran–United_States_relations_during_the_Obama_administration
South Korea to interrupt the meeting. The Korean bank has given him their proxies to attend the board meeting and vote on their behalf much to Jack, Adam
List_of_Traders_episodes
British politician (born 1980)
on Sky News, Badenoch defended Israel's war on Gaza, described it as a "proxy war on behalf of the UK" and stated that the war aligns with "Britain's
Kemi_Badenoch
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
training, supplies, and airstrikes by the American-led coalition and Iranian proxy forces, and later by Russian airstrikes, bombings, cruise missile attacks
Islamic_State
American horror television miniseries
together everyone to try out some therapy. Using the wedding dress effigy as a proxy for Victoria, they all say what they are feeling about her impending death
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Something_Very_Bad_Is_Going_to_Happen
Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
air force due to sanctions. Starting in the 1980s, Iran began engaging in proxy conflicts throughout the Middle East. Iran backed Hezbollah in Lebanon against
2026_Iran_war
diplomatic support to the warring parties, contributing to dynamics resembling a proxy war. In June 2024, a briefing by Amnesty International stated that the constant
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
marriage, for whom Charles's great-great-uncle the Earl of Athlone stood proxy); Queen Mary (his maternal great-grandmother); Princess Margaret (his maternal
Charles_III
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence
Cold_War
Units of the Israel Defense Forces
Conflicts Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Iran–Israel proxy conflict 1948 War 1949 Armistice Peace proposals Treaties with Egypt Jordan
Special_forces_of_Israel
Country in West Asia
revolutionary uprisings in neighbouring countries. It has engaged in a proxy conflict with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which had called for
Saudi_Arabia
Professional Twenty20 cricket league in India
charges of conflict of interest and allegations that Pushkar was acting as a proxy for him. Tharoor married Pushkar in August later that year. In April 2010
Indian_Premier_League
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
of Fife stood proxy); the King of Württemberg (his mother's distant cousin, for whom his granduncle the Duke of Connaught stood proxy); the Queen of
Edward_VIII
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
"black sites", covert prisons operated by the CIA. The term "torture by proxy" is used by some critics to describe situations in which the CIA and other
September_11_attacks
Country in South Asia
with both Iran and Saudi Arabia using Pakistan as a battleground for their proxy sectarian war. Since the early days of the Iran–Iraq war, President Zia-ul-Haq
Pakistan
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
north-eastern Syria and warned against ethnic cleansing of Kurds by Turkey and its proxies. Netanyahu has close ties with the congressional leadership of the U.S
Benjamin_Netanyahu
1973 Japanese film by Kinji Fukasaku
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (Japanese: 仁義なき戦い 代理戦争, Hepburn: Jingi Naki Tatakai: Dairi Senso) is a 1973 Japanese yakuza film directed
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles_Without_Honor_and_Humanity:_Proxy_War
Islamist terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Islamist UN-designated terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba
2025_Pahalgam_attack
Business acquisition held from 2023 to 2025
In January 2025, activist investment company Ancora Holdings launched a proxy battle against U.S. Steel, which would seek to end the Nippon Steel merger
Acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel
Acquisition_of_U.S._Steel_by_Nippon_Steel
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
speculations that Putin, in fact, owns the funds, and Roldugin just acted as a proxy. Garry Kasparov said that "[Putin] controls enough money, probably more
Vladimir_Putin
Political opposition research report regarding the 2016 US election
I can state categorically that neither Oleg Deripaska, nor any Kremlin proxy, funded our 2016 Trump-Russia investigation; knew of its existence; or provided
Steele_dossier
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
colonial situation (rather than in circumstances of a confusing civil-cum-proxy war interlaced with extensive foreign intervention, as in Syria and Iraq)
Nakba
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Retrieved 1 December 2017.. Shine, Cormac (2018). "Papal Diplomacy by Proxy? Catholic Internationalism at the League of Nations' International Committee
Albert_Einstein
2021–2025 U.S. presidential administration
to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement amid sanctions, cyberattacks, and proxy conflicts. U.S. officials sought a return to the JCPOA, but Vienna talks
Presidency_of_Joe_Biden
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
great-aunt, stood proxy), his great-aunt Princess Sophia (for whom Princess Augusta of Cambridge, his first cousin once-removed, stood proxy) and his great-uncle
Edward_VII
Islamic religious complex atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
from the reign of al-Zahir's predecessor, Caliph al-Hakim, was part of a proxy religious conflict between them and the Christian Byzantine Empire. From
Al-Aqsa
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
dominated by American confrontations with the Soviet Union, manifested by proxy contests in the global state of tension known as the Cold War. Like his
John_F._Kennedy
First season of Jujutsu Kaisen
2020). "Crunchyroll Announces English Dubs, Casts for Jujutsu Kaisen, I'm Standing on a Million Lives, Tonikawa, Noblesse Anime". Anime News Network. Archived
Jujutsu_Kaisen_season_1
Football league season
for final standings only) (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes: FC Masar finished ahead of Proxy on head-to-head points: Proxy 1–4 FC Masar
2025–26 Egyptian Second Division A
2025–26_Egyptian_Second_Division_A
Chinese politician (born 1945)
the senior Deng left politics, Yu was said to have served as his family's proxy within the Chinese government. He is known to speak without relying on script
Yu_Zhengsheng
2026 English local government election
22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. \* denotes incumbent councillor seeking
2026 Manchester City Council election
2026_Manchester_City_Council_election
Political party in the United Kingdom
23 February 2026. The CEC election was described by party insiders as a "proxy war" between Corbyn and Sultana. Sultana endorsed a "Grassroots Left" slate
Your_Party_(UK)
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
in 1955. With little direct combat, the blocs engaged in ideological and proxy wars. In 1953, following Stalin's death, Nikita Khrushchev initiated a campaign
Soviet_Union
2017 video game
in China had found ways to acquire and play the game through Steam via proxies and other networking tricks. To address it, PUBG Corporation planned to
PUBG:_Battlegrounds
Sikh regionalist protest movement in Punjab, India
sparking accusations in the Sikh community that Barnala was acting as a proxy for the central government, acting on Gandhi's orders so Congress could
Dharam_Yudh_Morcha
German politician (born 1969)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Bundestag, she described the war in Ukraine as a "proxy war" between NATO and Russia. In December 2024, Wagenknecht declared that
Sahra_Wagenknecht
members statements, Legislative Consent Motions, Private Members' Bills and proxy voting. Membership of the committee is as follows: "Committee Inquiries"
Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures
Northern_Ireland_Assembly_Committee_on_Procedures
Monument in Arlington National Cemetery built in 1914
of Ezekiel's selection. Mrs. Keith also could not attend, but offered no proxy. At the emergency meeting, Ezekiel outlined his proposal for the memorial:
Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
Confederate_Memorial_(Arlington_National_Cemetery)
Internet censorship in China is circumvented by determined parties by using proxy servers outside the firewall. Users may circumvent all of the censorship
Internet_censorship_in_China
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
definition are "proxy bombings", which may have political goals and be designed to look like a suicide bombing. The difference is that the "proxy" is forced
Suicide_attack
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
Modena, a fifteen-year-old Italian princess. James and Mary were married by proxy in a Roman Catholic ceremony on 20 September 1673. On 21 November, Mary
James_II_of_England
1618–1651 theater of war
oppose the Habsburg–Persian alliance. Also there was a brief Spanish-Ottoman proxy conflict in the Ethiopian Empire during the 1630s, in which the attempts
Thirty Years' War outside Europe
Thirty_Years'_War_outside_Europe
2014, Russia orchestrated separatist movements in Ukraine, and Russian proxy forces began the Donbas war. After Ukraine recovered significant territory
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (2020–2029)
structure, after a long-delayed construction progress and resumed in 2025, standing at least 180 metres (590 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa. The Grand Ring
2020s
sources: Neukam, Stephen (September 9, 2025). "Senate Democrats locked in 2026 proxy war". Axios. Retrieved October 15, 2025. Andrews, Ethan (September 10, 2025)
2026 United States Senate election in Maine
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine
but the death was explicitly labeled "neither by accident, suicide, or by proxy". The instigating officer, 43-year-old Oswald Meisch, committed suicide
List of killings by law enforcement officers in pre-reunification Germany
List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_pre-reunification_Germany
Israel and the first direct conflict since the start of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. The attack was the biggest drone strike in history, intended to
European Union reactions to the Gaza war
European_Union_reactions_to_the_Gaza_war
2026 English local government election
postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. This election is set to break numerous records. 192 candidates will be standing across 17 wards
2026 Bexley London Borough Council election
2026_Bexley_London_Borough_Council_election
2028 election for the Mayor of London
(4 June 2025). "Robert Jenrick's rumoured mayoral ambitions are just a proxy Tory leadership war". The i. Retrieved 22 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
2028_London_mayoral_election
General election held in Wales on 6 May 2021
applications, greater flexibility around the nomination of candidates, postal and proxy voting, and measures to ensure the safe operation of polling stations and
2021_Senedd_election
Metric unit of mass equivalent to 1,000 kilograms or 1 megagram
uranium (1000 kg [2200 lb]). The tonne of trinitrotoluene (TNT) is used as a proxy for energy, usually of explosions (TNT is a common high explosive). Prefixes
Tonne
End of Assadist rule in Syria
(21 January 2025). "Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces Battle Turkish Proxies Amid Calls for Their Dissolution". FDD. Retrieved 13 February 2025. الشرق
Fall_of_the_Assad_regime
Continent
absorbed by others. Yet international conflicts have played out by support for proxy armies or rebel movements. Many states have experienced civil wars: including
Africa
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
set of regions. Climate information for that period comes from climate proxies, such as trees and ice cores. Around 1850 thermometer records began to
Climate_change
Country in Southeast Asia
general election on 8 November in a landslide. The USDP, regarded as a proxy for the military, suffered a "humiliating" defeat – even worse than in 2015
Myanmar
be appointed by another voter as his/her proxy, but for the proxy to be able to vote in an election the proxy application must be received by the electoral
Elections in the United Kingdom
Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom
American hedge fund manager (born 1966)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and launched a proxy fight to acquire 3 board seats. He lost the three-month proxy fight and exited the stock in 2019. In 2021
Bill_Ackman
South Vietnamese military officer and politician (1924–2020)
was the employment of the French, and later of the South Vietnamese, as proxies against the communists. Only when North Vietnam by the mid 1960s, substantially
Trần_Ngọc_Châu
Government of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
Saudi Arabia. However, Khan also sought to mediate in the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, including efforts to end the war in Yemen. On the international
Premiership_of_Imran_Khan
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
of Wales stood proxy); Empress Frederick (his paternal great-aunt, for whom his paternal aunt Princess Victoria of Wales stood proxy); the Crown Prince
George_VI
Political party in the United States
David Shor and Ezra Klein have both said, the metric really serves as a proxy for class polarization, but while it is increasingly predictive, it is not
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Islamist-Jihadist Pakistani militant organization
agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and is often viewed as a proxy militant organization used by Pakistan against India in the insurgency in
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Speakers of Austronesian languages
mixed with contemporary populations from Shandong. Using the Atayal as proxies for the ancestral Austronesian population, they can also be modeled as
Austronesian_peoples
simply Raman, as of 2025 he is the tallest living captive elephant in Asia, standing 3.2 meters. He plays a key role in several Pooram festivals. In 2018, 50
List_of_individual_elephants
Period of heightened diplomatic tensions
forces would prompt a direct response, reflecting a broader effort to deter proxy activity without escalating into open conflict. Analysts noted that these
Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_war
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
studies had been curtailed by the war. He was elected for a term to the Standing Committee of the Cambridge Union Society and was suspected of sympathy
Lord_Mountbatten
1920–1945 Soviet intelligence operation
Manchuria/Manchukuo and China proper). These operations relied on "false fronts" not proxy organizations. In 1930, the Soviets had also operated a fake Japanese agent
Maki_Mirage
Hallucinogenic class of psychoactive drug
response (HTR) is induced by serotonergic psychedelics and is a behavioral proxy of psychedelic-like effects in animals. The HTR is invariably induced by
Psychedelic_drug
崇绮 [zh] was a nobleman from the Mongolian Alute clan and scholar of high standing in the Imperial Manchu court. He was also the father-in-law of the previous
Wartime_sexual_violence
German and Korean actor (born 1981)
new melodrama finally revealed... Khan's 'decision to break up' 8-minute standing ovation] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022
Teo_Yoo
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
government and their opponents in the DRC have continued through battles of proxy militias in the Goma region, including the M23 rebellion (2012–2013). Large
Rwandan_genocide
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
the United Nations Command (UNC). The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War and one of its deadliest conflicts on non-combatants
Korean_War
Wadley, Lyn (1 June 2010). "Compound-Adhesive Manufacture as a Behavioral Proxy for Complex Cognition in the Middle Stone Age". Current Anthropology. 51
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
period of its prohibition, obstruction of candidates as well as their proxies or political parties during their canvassing. The People's Party of Kazakhstan
2023 Kazakh legislative election
2023_Kazakh_legislative_election
2009–2017 U.S. presidential administration
intervention to aid Assad's regime, creating a complicated multi-party proxy war, though the United States and Russia sometimes cooperated to fight ISIL
Presidency_of_Barack_Obama
2026 English local election
22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. The Green Party and the Haringey Socialist
2026 Haringey London Borough Council election
2026_Haringey_London_Borough_Council_election
line of defense for Earth and the primary means by which Heaven wages a proxy war against Hell. At the moment, he is confined in the fiery blazes of Hell
List of Warrior Nun Areala characters
List_of_Warrior_Nun_Areala_characters
British prince (born 1944)
cousin twice removed, for whom her daughter, Lady May Abel Smith stood proxy), the Duke of Buccleuch (his maternal uncle), the Marquess of Cambridge
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince_Richard,_Duke_of_Gloucester
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Sussex)
English (chiefly Sussex) : variant of Standen, or a habitational name from a place in Lancashire with the same etymology.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Write Standing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Blanton.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Standing-place.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire, so called from the Old English tribal name Spaldingas ‘people of the district called Spald’. The district name probably means ‘ditches’, referring to drainage channels in the fenland.The surname was taken to Scotland in the 13th century by Radulphus de Spalding. His descendants prospered, and the name is still common in Scotland. Early American Spaldings include Thomas Spalding, born in Frederica, GA, in 1774, who introduced sea-island cotton in GA, and the physician Lyman Spalding, born in Cornish, NH, in 1775, who founded U.S. Pharmacopoeia.
Boy/Male
English
From the stony park.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), so named from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + edisc ‘pasture’. There is another place so named in Gloucestershire, but it does not seem to be the source of the surname.Myles Standish (?1584–1656) was a soldier of fortune, from 1620 captain of the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Little is known of his origins and early life, but in his will he claimed to be descended from a leading Catholic family, the Standishes of Standish, Lancashire, England. He also claimed to have been deprived of his inheritance, a claim not confirmed.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Anéislis, STANDISH means "careful, thoughtful."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Irish
From the Stony Park; Stone Parkland
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
A Bird
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Standing Tall
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English starling ‘starling’ (Old English stærling), probably a nickname for a raucous or voracious person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Berkshire, Lancashire, and Wiltshire, so called from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + denu ‘valley’, or from another on the Isle of Wight, the second element of which is Old English dÅ«n ‘hill’.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Divided Field
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rising, Standing, Existing
Biblical
standing-place
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
English
From the split meadow.
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
Boy/Male
Greek Hungarian
Manly.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Soft
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Sprite; lion of God. A biblical alternate name for Jerusalem. Name of a prankish spirit in...
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Plenty
Girl/Female
Basque
White.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lotus stem
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Devotee of God; Prayer; Meditation; Being Austere
Girl/Female
Tamil
Branucika | பà¯à®°à®¨à¯à®šà®¿à®•à®¾
Boy/Male
Irish
Servant of Madoc.
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
STANDING PROXY
n.
Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.
n.
The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.
a.
Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
a.
Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
n.
The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
n.
Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
n.
A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
a.
Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
n.
Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.
n.
Stabling.
a.
Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.
n.
Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.
a.
Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry.
n.
Place to stand in; station; stand.
n.
measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.
a.
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.
a.
Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).
a.
Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.
a.
Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stand