Roles may be achieved or ascribed or they can be accidental in different situations. An achieved role is a position that a person assumes voluntarily which reflects personal skills, abilities, and effort.
Six people have been put on trial for their role (= involvement) in the anti-government demonstrations. Your role in the project will be strictly defined. The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed. Television has an important role to play in popularizing new scientific ideas.
A role is a comprehensive pattern of behavior that is socially recognized, providing a means of identifying and placing an individual in a society. It also serves as a strategy for coping with recurrent situations and dealing with the roles of others (e.g., parent–child roles).
Understanding the difference between job roles and job titles can help you make smarter career decisions, write stronger résumés, and communicate more clearly about what you do (or want to do) in your career. Job titles have become useless and nonsensical. They rarely give a clear indication of what a person actually does in their work.
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. It is important that everyone has clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
1. a part or character played by an actor, singer, or other performer. 2. the proper or customary function of a person or thing. 3. the rights, obligations, and expected behavior patterns associated with a particular social status.
a part played by an actor or singer: the role of the villain in the play. the proper function of a person or thing: the role of good computer programs in teaching English. role (rōl), n. a part or character played by an actor or actress. proper or customary function: the teacher's role in society.
This article describes the Azure built-in roles for Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC). It lists Actions, NotActions, DataActions, and NotDataActions.
