platform

1 a level usually raised surface <you'll have to stand up there on the platform for your speech> Synonyms dais, podium, rostrum, stage, stand, tribune Related Words altar, bimah (also bima), footpace, pulpit; riser, scaffold; balcony, gallery

2 a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information <for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism> Synonyms forum, medium, outlet, venue, soapboxRelated Words channel, conduit, pipeline; showcase, stage