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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | function, purpose, use |
| Type of | usefulness, utility |
| Has types | raison d'etre |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | character, part, persona, theatrical role |
| Type of | enactment, portrayal, personation, characterization |
| Has types | title role, heavy, hero, heroine, ingenue, minor role, name part, baddie, bit part, villain |
role::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | activity |
| Has types | position, gender role |
what is your role on the team?.
Examples of roles
roles
Critics have long accused him of falseness, of merely acting out assigned roles.
From the abcnews.go.com
He's a large presence on stage and inhabits roles with more than just his voice.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Egyptians have played key leadership roles within al Qaeda since its foundation.
From the us.cnn.com
In this exchange, Kopelman switches roles, becoming more parent than prosecutor.
From the businessweek.com
He started in customer service at Symantec at 18 and soon moved to bigger roles.
From the businessweek.com
In the debate on Iraq, France and Britain have taken the leading European roles.
From the businessweek.com
Only time and a few roles in which he's not playing an anxious virgin will tell.
From the time.com
They sign up for roles in eccentric movies and turn down parts in surefire hits.
From the time.com
Gadhafi's children played important roles in Libya's military and economic life.
From the stltoday.com
- Function: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
- Character: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
- Function: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
- Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
- In computer programming, a trait is a collection of methods, used as a "simple conceptual model for structuring object oriented programs". ...
- A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art (such as a novel, play, or film). ...
- Role-oriented programming is a form of computer programming aimed at expressing things in terms which are analogous to our conceptual understanding of the world. This should make programs easier to understand and maintain.
- A role is a set of behaviours, rights and obligations conceptualized in a social situation.
- A character or part played by a performer or actor; The expected behaviour of an individual in a society; The function or position of something; : The function of a word in a phrase
