"à la place de" meaning in French

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          "word": "au lieu de"
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          "word": "calife à la place du calife"
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          "text": "À la place de Stéphane, j’aurais accepté le contrat.\nIf I had been Stéphane, I would have accepted the contract.",
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          "avais",
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