Duty and Position

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Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.
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Position is a synonym for duty. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun "Duty".

Position

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Usage example: he holds the position of manager at the store
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Duty is a synonym for position in job topic. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Position", if it concerns topics such as office, responsibility in business enterprise.
Nearby Words: positive, positively, positioned, positioning, positing

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good good duty good position
usual usual duty usual position
specific specific duty specific position
original original duty original position
Other adjectives: actual, real, dangerous, social, important, new, permanent, military, highest, official, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • A school dropout who worked as a soldier on more than one five-year tour of duty in a position so emotionally exhausting that no-one has ever done more that a single tour of duty.
    Source: Adult Fear / Video Games
  • In Tom Goes To The Mayor, Tom took a position of "CEO" with a mining company, only to discover later that the position was actually "Chief minEr On duty."
    Source: Promoted to Scapegoat
  • You can recruit 2 crewmembers for each position but only one can be on duty, even if the job is in no way exclusive like "sailor" or "merchant".
    Source: Arbitrary Headcount Limit
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