role

(eg. love, quote, grace )

role /ˈroʊl/ ?

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(n) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
(n) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
(n) what something is used for
(n) normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

Casting Cruise in the role has drawn fire from a range of sources.
An actor caps a decade of brilliant character work on stage and screen with the lead role in Capote.
He's accustomed to a pioneering role; Gregory is the first African American ever elected to lead the conference of bishops, and previously served as the group's vice president.

Stoning is a "medieval punishment which has no role in the modern world," British Foreign Secretary William Hague told the AP on Thursday. "If the punishment is carried out, it will disgust and appall the watching world."
on Jul 8, 2010 By: William Hague Source: New York Daily News
"The government's got a role to play. But it is limited. A federal bailout of lenders would only encourage a recurrence of the problem," Bush said in a statement in the Rose Garden.
on Aug 31, 2007 By: President Bush Source: Reuters Canada
Boxer said she's voting no because Bernanke "played a lead role in crafting the Bush administration's economic policies, which led to the current economic crisis."
on Jan 22, 2010 By: Barbara Boxer Source: CNN