role

noun

ˈrōl How to pronounce role (audio)
variants also rôle
Definition of rolenext
as in purpose
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D

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Recent Examples of role James Dolan is the CEO and chairman of the new entity and continues in those roles for MSGK. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Views on the role of childbirth, reproductive rights, sexuality, and the female body have fluctuated through time and place. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 His final role was in 2023, playing Warden Reynolds in HBO’s Barry. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 Portuguese President António José Seguro, whose role is mostly ceremonial but who wields political influence, has convened a Council of State, an advisory body, for a meeting next week to discuss the protests. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role
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  1. purpose
  2. task
  3. job
  4. function
  5. part
Noun
  • Its purpose is to help eliminate malignant cells that may remain after surgery, reducing the chance of another tumor taking hold.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The decor nods to her career without losing sight of the hotel’s purpose as a place to unwind after a day exploring Music City.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of purpose
Noun
  • Instead, the cursor task served as a test of the underlying control interface.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Solid economic growth and steady consumer spending are also exerting upward pressure on prices, complicating the task of taming inflation, according to economists.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of task
Noun
  • Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • To make the critical materials list, a nonfuel mineral element or substance must serve an essential function in one or more energy technologies and there must be a high risk of disruption to the supply chain.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • What matters for the trade is what happens once the same recursion moves out of engineering and into every other function.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of function
Noun
  • Such calculations are part of a wider effort to understand why molecular simulations remain challenging.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Valkyries president says self-care is a non-negotiable Smith doesn’t compartmentalize the professional and personal parts of her life.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Role.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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