Benevolent stance meaning in English

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Definition

(the president has) a benevolent stance (on immigration): (the president has) a favorable, kind, liberal position (on immigration) idiom

(a) benevolent (person): (a) kind, good, caring, sympathetic, charitable (person) adjective

a stance (on an issue): an attitude towards, a position on, an opinion on (an issue) noun

Examples

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"Close relationships with organized crime, such as the Teamsters Union's ties with mafia boss Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano, led the government to change its traditionally benevolent stance."

Exercise 1

The article mentions the US government's traditionally benevolent stance towards American unions.

What does this phrase tell us about the government's relationship with American unions?

The government has traditionally benefited from charity events organized by the unions

The government has a tradition of employing unpaid union workers

The government has traditionally asked union members to be volunteers

The government has traditionally acted favorably towards the unions

I don't know

The article mentions the US government's traditionally benevolent stance towards American unions.

What does this phrase tell us about the government's relationship with American unions?

The government has traditionally benefited from charity events organized by the unions

This is incorrect. Although "benevolent" can mean charitable, as in the example of benevolent funds existing for non-profit making purposes, there is no mention of charity events in the article.

The government has a tradition of employing unpaid union workers

This is incorrect. "Benevolent" does not mean "unpaid" in English. And there is nothing in the article to suggest that the government has any tradition of direct union help.

The government has traditionally asked union members to be volunteers

This is incorrect. "Benevolent" does not correspond to any meaning of "volunteering" in English.

The government has traditionally acted favorably towards the unions

This is correct. The term "benevolent" means to show kindness or generosity, or general goodness. A "stance" is another word for a position, attitude or policy, as in the example: I haven't changed my stance vis-à-vis the war, I'm still against it. Therefore, a "traditionally benevolent stance" (towards unions) describes a history of acting favorably or giving support to the unions. The article states that government once favored the unions, however they changed their position because of the close links between the unions and the mafia.

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