1. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
   "play its role";
   - function, office, part
    
2. Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
   "what is your role on the team?"
    
3. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   "she played the role of Desdemona";
   - character, theatrical role, part, persona
    
4. What something is used for
   "the role of an auger is to bore holes";
   - function, purpose, use

Sounds like: roe, ro, rol

Derived forms: roles

See also: functional, nonfunctional

Type of: activity, characterization, duty, enactment, personation, portrayal, usefulness, utility

Encyclopedia: Role, Pomeranian Voivodeship