- role
- rolemeaning ‘an actor's part’ and related senses, is normally spelt without an accent, although rôle is also valid.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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Role — R[^o]le, n. [F. See {Roll}.] 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 r[^o]le of philanthropist. [1913 Webster] {Title r[^o]le}, the part, or character … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Role — A role (sometimes spelled rôle) or a social role is a set of connected behaviors, rights and obligations as conceptualized by actors in a social situation. It is an expected behavior in a given individual social status and social position. It is… … Wikipedia
RÔLE — s. m. On appelait autrefois ainsi Une ou plusieurs feuilles de papier, de parchemin, collées bout à bout, sur lesquelles on écrivait des actes, des titres. Grand rôle. Petit rôle. Il signifie aujourd hui, en termes de Pratique, Un feuillet ou… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
RÔLE — n. m. Terme qui désignait autrefois des Rouleaux de papier, de parchemin, sur lesquels on écrivait des actes, des titres. En Angleterre, Rôles du Parlement, Les registres manuscrits des actes du Parlement. RÔLE désigne aujourd’hui, en termes de… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
role — also rôle noun Etymology: French rôle, literally, roll, from Old French rolle Date: 1605 1. a. (1) a character assigned or assumed < had to take on the role of both father and mother > (2) a socially expected behavior pattern usually determined… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rôle — noun see role … New Collegiate Dictionary
Role conflict — is a conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses. Role conflict is a special form of social conflict that takes place when one is forced to take on two different and incompatible roles at the same time. Consider the example of… … Wikipedia
Role theory — is a perspective in social psychology that considers most of everyday activity to be living up to the roles, or expectations, of others.It posits the following propositions about social behavior: #People spend much of their lives in groups.… … Wikipedia
Role-based collaboration — (RBC) represents an emerging research area. Zhu, H., “Introduction to the Special Session on Role Based Collaboration”, Proc. of the 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Intelligent Systems, Prague, Czech, June 15 17 June, 2006, pp.335… … Wikipedia
Role and reference grammar — (RRG) is a model of grammar developed by William Foley and Robert Van Valin, Jr. in the 1980s, which incorporates many of the points of view of current functional grammar theories. In RRG, the description of a sentence in a particular language is … Wikipedia
Role-Oriented Programming — is a form of computer programming aimed at expressing things in terms which are analogous to our conceptual understanding of the world. This should make programs easier to understand and maintain. The main idea of role oriented programming is… … Wikipedia
