role

role
role
W3 [rəul US roul] n
[Date: 1600-1700; : French; Origin: rôle 'roll, role', from Old French rolle; ROLL2]
1.) the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it
role in
▪ the role of diet in the prevention of disease
▪ Everyone had a role in the show's success.
▪ Scientists can also play a role in improving energy efficiency in their laboratories.
▪ Parents play an important role in their child's learning.
▪ His interest in education was reflected in his active role in founding University College, Liverpool.
▪ The state has a dual role : to support business on the one hand and to be the guardian of social welfare on the other.
▪ a student who has taken a leadership role in battling racism on campus
2.) the character played by an actor in a play or film
= ↑part
▪ Matthews plays the role of a young doctor suspected of murder.
a minor/major role
▪ Costner only plays a minor role in the movie.
the lead/leading/starring role
(=the most important role)
▪ Rigby was cast in the leading role.
title role
(=the role of the character whose name is in the title of a film or play)
▪ 'Martin Chuzzlewit' features Paul Scofield in the title role.
3.) role reversal
a situation in which two people, especially a man and a woman, each do what is traditionally expected of the other
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have/play a role in (doing) something
an important/key/vital/crucial role
a leading/major/central role
an active role
a dual role (=two functions)
take a role
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
, (in a play)


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