role

role
[[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]]
roles
1) N-COUNT: with supp, oft N in/of/as n If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it.

Until now scientists had very little clear evidence about the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection...

Under Communist rule, the role of the monarchy was absolutely discredited...

Both sides have roles to play.

2) N-COUNT: usu with supp A role is one of the characters that an actor or singer can play in a film, play, or opera.

She has just landed the lead role in The Young Vic's latest production...

Shakespearean women's roles were originally written to be played by men.


English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
, (in a play)


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