diminished role

collocation in English

meaningsofdiminishandrole

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diminish
verb[I or T]
uk
/dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/us
/dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/
to reduce or be reduced in size ...
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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 ofdiminishandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiminished role

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This late awareness, set in the context of colonial rule, is one in which the individual has adiminishedrolein construing social order.
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It was unexpected because reigning theories of modernization predicted the opposite: as societies became modernized and citizens became better educated, religion would play adiminishedrole.
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Adiminishedrolefor local authorities as house providers seems especially regrettable in rural areas.
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Whatdiminishedrolewill they have?
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It is a different role, not adiminishedrole—a crucial role, not a minor role.
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In so many realms of our national life we have found ourselves in adiminishedrole, for various reasons including, of course, our relatively reduced economic strength.
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The clause would diminish local influence, accountability and control, leading to adiminishedrolefor chief officers and police authorities, whether actual or perceived, in the system.
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Channing also had adiminishedrolein the final season, appearing in just four episodes.
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She was used sparingly, but accepted herdiminishedrolewith the team.
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Kinect is no longer part of the active battle but has adiminishedroleby providing squad commands through speech and gesture.
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However, the growth of other media, especially film, has resulted in adiminishedrolewithin culture at large.
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The office of city manager will be retained under the new charter but will assume a bit of adiminishedrole.
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Many of these pitchers would be able to flourish in thisdiminishedrole.
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Urban weddings were usually smaller and more subdued than their rural counterparts, which reflected thediminishedroleof the families in the process.
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Campese however, played adiminishedrolein the win due to these tactics, a trend that continued for much of the series.
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