role :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

n. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

use, function, purpose

n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

part, character, persona, theatrical role

n. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

capacity

n. a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

duty, responsibility, obligation

n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

service, help, avail

n. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

rationale, principle

n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

pretence, guise, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

lead

n. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"

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