correct, exact
central
geographical
relative
military, strategic
defensive
scoring (sports, esp. AmE)
original, starting
new

take, take up
The guards took up their positions on either side of the door.

jostle for
Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall.

play (sports)
What position does he play?

indicate
Arrows indicate the positions of the aircraft.

determine

in position
Fix the pieces in position before gluing them together.

into position
Please get into position.

out of position
Nakata had to play out of position when the defender was injured.

comfortable, uncomfortable
crouched, kneeling, sitting, standing
sleeping
horizontal, upright, vertical
prone, supine (both formal)
foetal/fetal

assume
change, shift

business, economic, financial, legal
dominant, impregnable (esp. BrE), strong
favourable/favorable, good, ideal, perfect
enviable
invidious
competitive
strategic
precarious, vulnerable, weak
He left the club in a precarious financial position with debts of £36 million.

awkward, difficult, embarrassing, impossible
unique
same, similar
different
current, present
bargaining, negotiating
trading
the trading position of the Chilean economy

achieve, attain, reach
It has taken years to achieve the position we are now in.

put sb in
It put me in an awkward position when he asked me to keep a secret.

strengthen
Their obvious desperation strengthens our bargaining position.

in a/the position
We may be in a position to help you.
I was in the embarrassing position of having forgotten her name.

position of

extreme
ideological, philosophical, political, theoretical
official
The country's official position is that there is no famine in the area.

adopt, take
defend, support

position on
He took an extreme position on religious matters.

first, second, etc.
dominant, high, important, influential, pre-eminent
inferior, lowly
privileged, secure
social

establish, gain, secure
maintain
hold, occupy
They occupy a lowly position in society.

use

position among
This latest novel confirms her pre-eminent position among today's writers.

position in
The firm gained a dominant position in the market.

a position of authority, a position of influence, a position of power

full-time, part-time
current, present
new
key, responsible, senior, top
leadership
junior
official
skilled
administrative, management, managerial
staff
faculty (esp. AmE)

have, hold, occupy
apply for
find, obtain
assume, take, take up
She has taken up a key position in our head office.

fill
offer sb
accept
resign

in a/the position
How long were you in your previous position?

position at
a faculty position at Iowa State University

position in, position within
his new position in the firm

position of
She was offered the position of sales manager.