grandstand

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/ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/

noun

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

“Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.”

Similar
showboatcovered stand
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Meanings

noungrandstand (plural grandstands)

plural grandstands

  1. The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
  2. The audience at a public event.
verbgrandstand (third-person singular simple present grandstands, present participle grandstanding, simple past and past participle grandstanded)

present singular third person grandstands · participle present grandstanding · participle past grandstanded · past grandstanded

  1. intransitiveTo behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

    Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.

    Synonyms: showboat

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

Similar
showboat

More synonyms by meaning

nouna stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof

Similar
covered stand
Broader
stand
Also see
showboat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From grand + stand.

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Translations

Bulgarian трибуна, публика
  • трибуна (tribuna)seating area
  • публика (publika)audience
  • парадирам (paradiram)to behave dramatically
  • играя за публиката (igraja za publikata)to behave dramatically
Chinese Mandarin 看台
  • 看台 (kàntái)seating area
Czech hlediště, bariéry
  • hledištěseating area
  • bariéryseating area
Dutch tribune, toeschouwers
  • tribuneseating area
  • toeschouwersaudience
Finnish katsomo, katsomo
  • katsomoseating area
  • katsomoaudience
French tribune, tribune
  • tribuneseating area
  • tribuneaudience
German Tribüne, Zuschauertribüne
  • Tribüneseating area
  • Zuschauertribüneseating area
  • Sitzreihenseating area
  • Zuschauersitzplätzeseating area
  • sich aufspielento behave dramatically
  • sich theatralisch aufführento behave dramatically
  • eine Nummer abziehento behave dramatically
  • sich profilierento behave dramatically
Hungarian feltűnősködik
  • feltűnősködikto behave dramatically
Indonesian kursi stadion, tribun
  • kursi stadionseating area
  • tribunseating area
  • pemirsaaudience
Italian tribuna, pubblico
  • tribunaseating area
  • pubblicoaudience
  • mettersi in mostrato behave dramatically
  • attirare l'attenzione su di séto behave dramatically
Japanese 観覧席
  • 観覧席 (kanranseki)seating area
Polish trybuna, publiczność
  • trybunaseating area
  • publicznośćaudience
  • grać pod publiczkęto behave dramatically
Portuguese arquibancada, bancada
  • arquibancadaseating area
  • bancadaseating area
Russian трибу́на, места́ для зри́телей
  • трибу́на (tribúna)seating area
  • места́ для зри́телей (mestá dlja zrítelej)seating area
  • пу́блика (públika)audience
  • зри́тели (zríteli)audience
Spanish gradas, gradería
  • gradasseating area
  • graderíaseating area
  • graderíoseating area
  • palcoseating area
  • plateaseating area
  • lunetarioseating area
  • patio de butacasseating area
  • orquestaseating area
  • orquestra (disused)seating area
  • audienciaaudience
  • públicoaudience
  • graderíoaudience
  • mirar al tendidoto behave dramatically
  • fanfarronearto behave dramatically
  • pavonearseto behave dramatically
Thai อัฒจันทร์
  • อัฒจันทร์ (àt-tá-jan)seating area
Turkish tribün
  • tribünseating area
Welsh eisteddle
  • eisteddleseating area
Cite this entry
APA

grandstand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand

MLA

“grandstand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandstand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand.

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