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