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Meaning of 'platform' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Platform [ n.]
- A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
- A place laid out after a model.
- Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.
- A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform.
- A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
2 . Platform [ v. t.]
- To place on a platform.
- To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

Meaning of 'platform' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . platform [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a raised horizontal surface
Example in sentence:
  • the speaker mounted the platform
Meaning (2):
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
Example in sentence:
  • their candidate simply ignored the party platform;
  • they won the election even though they offered no positive program

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