stand for
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Meaning · English
represent or support an idea or principle
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
đại diện hoặc ủng hộ một ý tưởng hoặc nguyên tắc
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: be in place of
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Every Tibetan above 25 has the right to stand for election to the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies.Mọi người dân Tây Tạng trên 25 tuổi đều có quyền tự ứng cử vào Hiệp hội Đại biểu Nhân dân Tây Tạng.
Tatoeba sentence #537699 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “stand for” mean?
represent or support an idea or principle Literally: be in place of
Is “stand for” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.