platform
noun
[ ˈplatfɔːm ]
• a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
• "there are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm"
• the declared policy of a political party or group.
• "seeking election on a platform of low taxes"
Similar:
policy,
programme,
party line,
manifesto,
plan,
plan of action,
principles,
tenets,
objectives,
aims,
• a shoe with very thick soles.
• "a pair of chunky platforms"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French plateforme ‘ground plan’, literally ‘flat shape’.
