D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Standpoint

/(-point`)/ · Stand·point · IPA /ˈstændpɔɪnt/
01 n. A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which …
  1. 1.
    A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.