Synonyms for stand for
stand for

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1. typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representverb

   express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

   Synonyms:
   signify, mean, typify, hold still for, be, represent, play, lay out, comprise, symbolise, defend, stage, interpret, map, exemplify, correspond, act, symbolize, make up, epitomize, intend, present, epitomise, constitute

2. mean, intend, signify, stand forverb

   denote or connote

   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

   Synonyms:
   entail, signify, mean, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize, intend

3. represent, stand for, correspondverb

   take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

   "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

   Synonyms:
   fit, stage, act, mean, typify, play, be, represent, equate, lay out, signify, tally, agree, defend, comprise, symbolise, hold still for, match, map, exemplify, present, check, make up, correspond, gibe, symbolize, interpret, intend, jibe, constitute

4. stand for, hold still forverb

   tolerate or bear

   "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

   Synonyms:
   intend, correspond, symbolize, symbolise, signify, mean, hold still for, represent, typify

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1. stand for

   Synonyms:
   signify, mean, represent

2. stand for

   Synonyms:
   defend, support, aid, help, side with, stand by, not desert

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1. Philip Breedlove:

   What is it that we stand for? And what is it that we accept when it comes to Russia destroying a nation and terrorizing a people?

2. David Coulthard:

   I think it fits perfectly with the new owners( Liberty) and everything they stand for and what they are doing, we have had a conversation, they would like to see how it develops.

3. Ben Lyles:

   We stand for so much more than a girl in a bikini, it's empowering for our baristas to wear a bikini, feel comfortable in their own skin, embrace that, and have a choice to do something they enjoy and love. He continued.

4. Anthony Scaramucci:

   My recommendation is, let’s fix this immediately because what we have to stand for in our society is American values, i recognize that people should not break the law, but there’s a lot of desperate people that want to enter this country and we have to take a humane approach to those people.

5. Haytham Manaa:

   One party within the SDC( the PYD) undertook this initiative separately, we stand for a decentralized, democratic Syria. But when we talk about this, we talk about a system that fits with the situation in Syria, stemming from the circumstances in Syria, and that the Syrian people decide, said Haytham Manaa.