assigned role

collocation in English

meaningsofassignandrole

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assign
verb[T]
uk
/əˈsaɪn/us
/əˈsaɪn/
to give a particular job or piece of work ...
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role
noun[C]
uk
/rəʊl/us
/roʊl/
the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, ...
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(Definition ofassignandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Timing, however, conspired against the actual use of these boats in theirassignedrole.
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Theassignedrole, function, equipment and primary purpose of a paramilitary may also strongly differ from that of a professional military.
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The movement of individuals up and down the social scale was regrettableideally, a person should be content with, and maintain, his or herassignedrolein the social order.
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Companies that use institutionalized socialization tactics implement structured step-by-step programs, enter into an orchestrated orientation as a group, and receive help from anassignedrolemodel or mentor.
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But, if this woman rejects the assigned roles that are associated with her status she is then experiencing status inconsistency.
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The assigned roles that are a feature of one sphere may be accommodated in another.
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Autodefense has a close association with security maintaining the assigned roles in balance with performance exposes the system to potential violations in security.
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This includes interactions between individuals, with assigned roles and expectations.
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Researching the simulation topic and the assigned roles constitutes an important part of all students' preparatory work.
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The scholarship challenges the idea that the economic and social statuses and the assigned roles of people with disabilities are the inevitable outcomes of their condition.
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