Stance is a synonym of Position. Position is related to President. President is related to Commander. Commander is related to Naval. 
Left is etymologically related to Leave. Leave is related to Go. Go is related to Progress. 
Stance <--Synonym--> Position <--RelatedTo--> President <--RelatedTo--> Commander <--RelatedTo--> Naval 
Left --EtymologicallyRelatedTo--> Leave <--RelatedTo--> Go <--RelatedTo--> Progress 