proactive role

collocation in English

meaningsofproactiveandrole

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proactive
adjective
uk
/ˌprəʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌproʊˈæk.tɪv/
taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when ...
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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 ofproactiveandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproactive role

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By using the term "shall," statements of principle acted as declarations that states were to take aproactiverolein the protection of labor.
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Many public involvement initiatives have been criticized for assigning to the public a reactive rather than aproactiverole.
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Elimination of the dirigiste forms of direct intervention (for example, industrial subsidies, commands) did not mean the end of the state'sproactiverole.
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It is possible for recommender systems to play a moreproactiverole, making recommendations without the need for an explicit query.
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They note that because agricultural sciences play aproactiverolein the environment they study, these sciences cannot meet the scientific ideal of objectivity.
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He pioneered the notion of 'history from below' and took aproactiverolewherever he could in helping ordinary people to appreciate, participate in and challenge their governance.
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Indeed, it has taken aproactiverolein spearheading local initiatives in some sectors.
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I agree with the group that the financial reporting review panel should develop aproactiveroleas well as simply responding to complaints.
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It is clear that they could play more of aproactiverolewith the private sector.
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However, of equal importance, but largely ignored so far, is the need for aproactiverolefor criminal justice.
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With support from international partners it is now starting to play a moreproactiverole.
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I note another ambitious objective of playing aproactiverolein organising cyberspace.
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More important, he should be encouraged to take a moreproactiverole, even if that means attending refresher courses.
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We have recently underlined the need for a moreproactiverolein international trade.
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I acknowledge that the difference which my amendments make may be small in practice if the courts adopt aproactiverole.
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We also need to ask the universities to play a moreproactiverolein helping to raise standards within schools.
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These new specialists are more highly trained than their predecessors and take a moreproactiverole in combating communicable disease and infection in the population.
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The order demands aproactiveroleby the courts, with legal representations for parents as well as children.
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We both want to play a positive andproactiverolein international affairs.
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