standing
n. uncountablen. your rank, reputation, or position in a group or society. It describes how much respect others have for you or your legal right to be involved in a situation.
n. the status, reputation, or rank of a person or organization within a community or hierarchy. In a legal context, it refers to the right of a party to demonstrate to the court a sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged.
His standing in the local community is very high.
The judge ruled that the environmental group lacked the legal standing to sue the chemical company.
Despite the recent scandal, the senator's long-standing reputation for integrity helped maintain his high standing among the more conservative members of the electorate.
Often used with adjectives like 'legal', 'social', or 'high'. In legal contexts, it frequently appears in the phrase 'to have standing' or 'to lack standing'.