role
∞
1.3
- noun
- /roʊl/
:
rol
- And that plays a significant role in how we look.
- an important role
- gender roles
- an active role
So I get that that is your role as the oldest, right?
- So I get that that is your role as the oldest, right?
- And that plays a significant role in how we look.
- But let's assume that genetics played some role, created some bias.
- How do you think about your role in the American story?
- So what is the role of blockchain in this?
- And I was trying to think of like, what role you're going to play.
- And then we assess the role of each person.
- Maybe, but only if in a leadership role in the public arena.
- And what does your role look like now?
- There isn't anyone born who doesn't have a role, who can't add something.
- That means that playing your role well is something good.
- But they that kind of role is often invisible.
Examples
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What is American Express's role in the small biz Saturday?
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Additional investigation is warranted to identify the role of professors in the cohort education model.
Academic text (2011) -
So I do think that plays a large role, yes.
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How do you see your role in this American story?
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And we just have to play our right role in that process.
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I realized I needed to learn more about the role of race and racism in schools.
Academic text (2011) -
So what is the role of blockchain in this?
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Lord Liu, Department Six played a critical role in this.
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Two national membership organizations played important roles in the right-to-die movement in the United States.
Academic text (2011) -
As a team leader, her role involves guiding and motivating members to achieve common goals.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person's role in a group or activity
∞
1.6
A job with official power in a government or organization
957
3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
560
3.1
A job or position in an organization where someone works
359
2.9
The job or purpose of something
136
4.6
The role someone has when they act for a group or organization
33
3.6
An important part of a process, event, or group
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.5
A thing used by a person to do something, like a key used to open a door
- Specialized
The part a word has in a sentence, for example doing the action or being affected by it
- Specialized
The job a noun phrase has with the main verb, like the doer or the one affected
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Role comes from the same idea of a paper roll or list that showed what someone should do. That's why a role now means the job or set of actions a person has in a group or situation.