Definitions for role
roʊlrole

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

1. function, office, part, rolenoun

   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"

2. character, role, theatrical role, part, personanoun

   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

   "she played the part of Desdemona"

3. function, purpose, role, usenoun

   what something is used for

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

4. rolenoun

   normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

   "what is your role on the team?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. rolenoun

   A character or part played by a performer or actor.

2. rolenoun

   The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

   The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.

3. rolenoun

   The function or position of something.

   Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.

4. rolenoun

   The function of a word in a phrase.

5. Etymology: From rôle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. role

   A role refers to a set of responsibilities, duties, and behaviors associated with a particular position or function within a group, organization, or society. It determines how individuals are expected to behave and contribute towards achieving collective goals and maintaining order and structure. Roles can vary widely depending on the context and can be formal or informal, assigned or adopted voluntarily.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Rolenoun

   a part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist

2. Etymology: [F. See Roll.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Role

   A role or social role is a set of connected behaviours, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms as conceptualised by actors in a social situation. It is an expected or free or continuously changing behaviour and may have a given individual social status or social position. It is vital to both functionalist and interactionist understandings of society. Social role posits the following about social behaviour: ⁕The division of labour in society takes the form of the interaction among heterogeneous specialised positions, we call roles. ⁕Social roles included appropriate and permitted forms of behaviour, guided by social norms, which are commonly known and hence determine the expectations for appropriate behaviour in these roles. ⁕Roles are occupied by individuals, who are called actors. ⁕When individuals approve of a social role, they will incur costs to conform to role norms, and will also incur costs to punish those who violate role norms. ⁕Changed conditions can render a social role outdated or illegitimate, in which case social pressures are likely to lead to role change.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Rôle

   rōl, n. the part performed by an actor in a play: any important part played in public life. [Fr.]

2. Role

   rōl, n. an ancient unit of quantity, seventy-two sheets of parchment.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Role

   The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. role

   The accurate and specific action, activity and function created for a person in a specific form of employment.

   Her role at work was very exciting and interesting she loved it with a passion.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. ROLE

   What does ROLE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROLE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Role is ranked #102197 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Role surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Role.
   
   66.4% or 117 total occurrences were White.
   18.1% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   6.8% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Duty
   • Portrayal
   • Utility

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'role' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #496

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'role' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1118

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'role' in Nouns Frequency: #169

Anagrams for role »

1. lore

2. lore

3. Orel

4. orle

5. relo

6. Orel

7. orle

8. relo

How to pronounce role?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say role in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of role in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of role in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of role in a Sentence

1. Gianni Rezza:

   The population reacted quite positively in the first phase, however fear probably played a role, images of the coffins carried on military trucks in Bergamo were harsh, and evidently they made it clear how leaving the uncontrolled circulation of the virus would lead to serious problems.

2. Tommy Wiseau:

   Rob Van Winkle is such a sweet and intelligent guy and Rob Van Winkle's been super helpful in the process of getting all the details correct and making us privy to information the public doesn't know, just talking to James Franco I can't help but think about the rabbit holes I'm going to go down to get ready for the role.

3. Martha Desmond:

   This is devastating. Climate charge is playing a role in this. we lost 3 billion birds in the US since 1970 and we've also seen a tremendous decline in insects, so an event like this is terrifying to these populations and it's devastating to see.

4. Robert Menendez:

   That's simply unacceptable, if this committee is to be able to function -- if Only Congress is to play Only Congress constitutionally-mandated role -- your department needs to do a better job of engaging with United States, briefing United States and responding to United States requests.

5. Alex Trebek:

   On a personal level, Im excited because it gets me out of the house, it gives me something to do on a regular basis, and I was missing that. JEOPARDY! HOST ALEX TREBEK DONATES $500G TO LOS ANGELES-AREA HOMELESS SHELTER For his expanded role, Jennings, 46, will.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=role
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Role
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=role
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=role
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html