Role

/ɹəʊl/ · noun

Meaning

A character or part played by a performer or actor..

Definitions by Sense

1. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
2. The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
3. The function or position of something.
4. Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, or privileges
5. (grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.
6. (object-oriented programming) In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
7. (historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

Example Sentences

My neighbor was the lead role in last year's village play.

Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small.

The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.

Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.

What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

The project manager role is responsible for ensuring that everyone on the team knows and executes his or her assigned tasks.

As students all over the United States knuckle down to learning, the rumble of war drums once more proclaims Mars high man in Europe. Discarding morbid curiosity, every student should consider it vitally necessary to get a general picture of the causes, movements, and possible effects of World War II. The average U. S. citizen's knowledge of World War II will probably decide his role in it.

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• roles
• rôle

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