have a role in (something)

have a role in (something)

1. To have a specific involvement or participation in something. There's no use lying to the committee, Mr. Marshall, as we know for a fact that you had a role in hiding your company's losses from its investors.
2. Literally, to have a job portraying a certain character in a performance. I hear that Samantha has a role in some new film. She's really making her way into the big leagues!
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See also:
  • have a part in (something)
  • role
  • play a role in (something)
  • a part in (something)
  • play a part in
  • play a part in (something)
  • half the truth is often a whole lie
  • lie through one's teeth, to
  • lying
  • denounce (one) for (something)