speaking part/role
noun
: a part/role which requires saying something
She got a speaking part/role in the play.
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There’s a fourth party which matters regionally, but can affect national parties: the Bloc Québécois, which represents Quebec, which is the French speaking part of Canada.
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
That all really helped me as someone who had never done a speaking role before.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Shaftesbury producers had decided to give me a speaking part, to play alongside de Lesseps.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite this being her first speaking role on camera, co-star Mark Duplass praised her professionalism.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
That all really helped me as someone who had never done a speaking role before.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Shaftesbury producers had decided to give me a speaking part, to play alongside de Lesseps.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite this being her first speaking role on camera, co-star Mark Duplass praised her professionalism.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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