have a role to play
idiom
: to be involved
We all have a role to play in the future of this company.
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Policymakers, health systems, and insurers all have a role to play in making this care the standard, not the exception.
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Essence, 18 July 2025
Then, in 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have a role to play in deciding legal fights over partisan gerrymandering, when state's voting lines are drawn to entrench the political party in power.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
What more should be done, and does the US have a role to play?
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Research from the Journal of Family Psychology reveals that our attachment styles may also have a role to play in our likelihood of infidelity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Essence, 18 July 2025
Then, in 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have a role to play in deciding legal fights over partisan gerrymandering, when state's voting lines are drawn to entrench the political party in power.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
What more should be done, and does the US have a role to play?
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Research from the Journal of Family Psychology reveals that our attachment styles may also have a role to play in our likelihood of infidelity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for have a role to play
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