Position and Variation

Position

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Variation and position are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Position".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Position and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Position" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

old	old position	old variation
good	good position	good variation
similar	similar position	similar variation
common	common position	common variation
Other adjectives: specific, real, new, unique, odd, strange, different.

A frequent variation is the notion that instead of the Grim Reaper, there is a Grim Reaper—that it's a position offered to certain people after they die.

Source: The Grim Reaper
Jenit Sulla gets a variation: instead of a straight promotion, she gets breveted to the position, which gives her a trial run (if she fails, it doesn't leave a demotion on her record).

Source: Field Promotion
A variation comes earlier when Secretary of the Navy Alexander Nelson is forced to resign and Senator Edward Sheffield is appointed to the position.

Source: Series / JAG

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