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role definition

role (rōl)

noun

  1. a part, or character, that an actor plays in a performance
  2. a function or office assumed by someone an advisory role

Etymology: Fr rôle, lit., a roll: from roll containing actor's part

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role Synonyms

role

n.

function, part, character, title role, cameo, bit part, supporting role, impersonation, performance, presentation, acting, lines, characterization, guise, capacity, position, office, task, use, purpose; see also actor 1.


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role Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: A chapter on the role played by Pope John Paul II in the final years of the Cold War would also have been welcome.

Adjective modifier

  • vital: Accord Energy Accord continues to play a vital role in the procurement activity for Centrica.

Modifies a noun

  • model: Lack of father figure - no male role model - failing boys.

Noun used with modifier

  • leadership: And anyone who takes on a leadership role can learn a lot from watching him in action.

Preposition: in

  • regeneration: The Corporate Plan reflects broader national and regional priorities in respect of Dartford's key role in the regeneration of the Thames Gateway.

Preposition: of

  • nurse: The site includes information about the role of the advanced practice nurse in the pediatric ICU and training programs.
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role quotes

My role is one of filling vacuums.

-Carter,Jimmy (James Earl)

It hasnovision, noforesight, nosight at all.If itcanbe said to play the role of watchmaker in nature, it is the blind watchmaker. See Paley 635:16.

-Dawkins, Richard

People always ask me the most ridiculous questions. They want to know,'Howdo you approach a role?' Well, Idon't know.Iapproach it by first saying yes, thengetting on with the bloody thing.

-Evans, Dame Edith

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