"vindicate the position" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to prove or justify the validity or correctness of one's stance or viewpoint. Example: The politician's speech successfully vindicated his position on the controversial issue, gaining support from the audience.
The state attorney general, Eliot L. Spitzer, said today that the orders signed by Justice Gans vindicated the position he took in a suit he filed in March 2000 that G.E. had not been forthcoming with consumers about the defective dishwashers.
In a statement, the Air Transport Association said, "the court's decision vindicates the position of A.T.A. and the airlines — that airline services are regulated by the federal government and that a patchwork of laws by states and localities would be impractical and harmful to consumer interests.
I rejected and resisted that suggestion and today's decision vindicates the position of the board and the supporters.
Key European leaders sought to block or delay release of the report, which tends to vindicate the Greek position, but these efforts were thwarted by the Obama Administration, which has been pushing for a compromise.
Rumors about Jim Parsons, Ellen Page, and Neil Patrick Harris dragged them out of their respective closets, seeming to vindicate the rumor mills that put them in that position.
Rumors about Jim Parsons or Neil Patrick Harris dragged them out of their respective closets, seeming to vindicate the rumor mills that put them in that position.
These alone should vindicate the war.
Encouraging experimental results vindicate the feasibility of our approach.
Events have vindicated the bank's position then, Mr. Trichet said.
Last night the transport secretary, Alistair Darling, said: "This judgement totally vindicates the government's position.
