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 is pretty much only one woman with a speaking part in the entire movie, played by Cindy Morgan, previously seen as Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
However, Trump’s speaking role was significantly reduced in this latest version.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to Minnesota for the funeral but won’t have a speaking role, according to her personal office.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
However, Trump’s speaking role was significantly reduced in this latest version.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to Minnesota for the funeral but won’t have a speaking role, according to her personal office.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for speaking part/role
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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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