key positions
definitions
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Important or influential roles, jobs, or appointments within an organization, government, or group that are essential for its operation or success.en: Important or influential roles, jobs, or appointments within an organization, government, or group that are essential for its operation or success.
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Strategic or vital physical locations or placements within a tactical, military, or spatial arrangement.en: Strategic or vital physical locations or placements within a tactical, military, or spatial arrangement.
examples
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He appointed capable administrators to key positions, regardless of their social background.
He appointed capable administrators to key positions, regardless of their social background.
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The soldiers occupied key positions along the ridge to defend the valley.
The soldiers occupied key positions along the ridge to defend the valley.