role

4 definitions • 7 examples

the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship:

What is his role in this project?

Schools play an important role in society.

Six people have been put on trial for their role (= involvement) in the anti-government demonstrations.

an actor's part in a film or play:

She's got a leading/supporting role in the school play.

She plays the role of a crooked lawyer.

the duty or use that someone or something usually has or is expected to have:

Bouchard hopes to play a pivotal/major/key role in Quebec’s future.

the person whom an actor represents in a movie or play:

Astin plays the role of Radford, the store’s owner.