paid position

collocation in English

meaningsofpaidandposition

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paid
adjective
uk
/peɪd/us
/peɪd/
being given money ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofpaidandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpaid position

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I have been on the health authority for over 20 years and served for a long time before it became apaidposition.
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It is also broader than, "the applicant's suitability for a specifiedpaidposition".
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But my amendment is wider, not narrower, because it refers to matters, "which might be relevant to consideration of the applicant's suitability for a specifiedpaidposition".
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The chief administrator is often called a director or executive director, and this is sometimes apaidposition.
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Though apaidposition, he had to engage in the necessary fundraising to guarantee that he was indeed compensated.
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After perfecting his language skills, he was upgraded to apaidposition.
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He will be amongst 20 interns competing for apaidpositionas a broker.
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The office of mayor is a four-yearpaidposition.
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The station manager is a full-timepaidpositionbut it is not an elected position instead it is appointed through an interview process.
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Though she gave up herpaidpositionshe did not, however, give up her teaching aspirations.
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As a volunteer she would be able to perform field work, whereas in apaidposition, her work would be included under her husband's name.
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The position may be volunteer or apaidposition.
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She gave up a well-paidpositionand a pension, and although she had only 600 to her name she began preparations for her own school.
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The following year, he started to teach at the university initially as extraordinary professor, a poorlypaidposition, then in 1797 as the professor of philosophy.
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First base was the highestpaidpositionin 2010; regular starters at that position earned an average salary of $9,504,165 in compared to an overall average of $3,014,572.
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