role

Definitions

General English

• noun a part played by someone in a play or film
• noun a part played by someone in real life

General Science

• noun a function that something or someone performs
• noun the set of characters, chemical, physical and biological, that determine the position of an organism or species in an ecosystem, e.g. aquatic predator or terrestrial herbivore

Human Resources

• noun a part played by someone in a workplace or organisation

Information & Library Science

• noun a function or position within an organisation

Media Studies

• noun a person’s social position in relation to others
• noun an individual part in a play, film, opera or other performance

Medical

• noun the usual or expected function of somebody or something in a particular process or event
• noun the characteristic or expected pattern of behaviour of a particular member of a social group

Military

• noun the function or purpose for which a person or thing is used

Nearby Definitions of “role”

• rock
• rocket
• rod
• Rodgers and Hammerstein
• Roger Planchon
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• Rolf Hochhuth
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• Roman drama
• Romeo and Juliet
• root

Contexts for “role”

11 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Human Resources
• Information & Library Science
• Media Studies
• Medical
• Military