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standpoint

 noun
     
stand‧point [countable usually singular]
a way of thinking about people, situations, ideas etc [= point of view]
from a theoretical/political/economic etc standpoint
Let's look at the questions from an economic standpoint.
a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women
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