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A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist.
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Role Quotations
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.
John F. Kennedy
My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.
John Lennon
I never thought a role model should be negative.
Michael Jordan
Disneyland is the star, everything else is in the supporting role.
Walt Disney
Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.
Nelson Mandela
Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.
Ron Paul
I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.
Barack Obama
In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
Barack Obama
I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.
Barack Obama
Role Translations
role in Afrikaans is rol
r™le in Afrikaans is rol
role in Danish is rolle
r™le in Danish is rolle
role in Dutch is rol
role in German is Rolle, Funktion, Rolle
role in Italian is ruolo, funzione
role in Portuguese is papel
role in Spanish is funcion, bobina
role in Swedish is roll
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