Platform

Quick meaning: Platform is a noun meaning A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

Meaning

A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

More Meanings

1. A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
2. (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
3. (figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
4. (politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
5. (footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).
6. (Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
7. (transport) A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.

Example Sentences

This new talk show will give a platform to everyday men and women.

The Communist Party and its candidates stand on the following platform, which expresses the immediate interests of the majority of the population of our country.

Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty.

[LeBron] James did not say which vaccine he had taken or the number of doses he had received. He also said that he would not use his platform to publicly encourage others to be vaccinated.

Word Forms

• platforms
• platforming
• platformed

Synonyms for platform

Depending on context, synonyms include dais, podium, tribune, foundation, program, chopine.

Antonyms for platform

Common opposites include deplatform, no-platform.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include program, chopine, chopines, staging, venue, arena.

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