Position
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put into place.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A place or location. A post of employment; a job. A status or rank. An opinion, stand or stance. A posture. A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player. An amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm or institution.
Example sentence: Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
Situation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.The place in which something is situated; a location.Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.A position of employment; a post.
Example sentence: Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind.