operational role

collocation in English

meaningsofoperationalandrole

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operational
adjective
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to a ...
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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 ofoperationalandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoperational role

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The self is a metaphor; it fulfills anoperationalrolefor immunology.
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Bands personnel also play an importantoperationalroleas medical orderlies and guards in times of conflict.
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The length of time that a self-destruct mine remains active before it is destroyed varies according to the type of mine and itsoperationalrole.
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A director of music does not have anoperationalroleand does not receive operation training.
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He is confusing theoperationalrolewith the question of training.
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It does not have a directoperationalrole.
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Theoperationalroleof bandsmen as medical orderlies remains unchanged.
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They are all trained as qualified fixed-wing pilots and then selected for anoperationalrole, a number becoming helicopter pilots.
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That cannot be a chairman who has only a strategic role; nor a chief executive who has only anoperationalrole.
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The private finance initiative was judged to be inappropriate for theoperationalroleenvisaged for these ships.
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If our submarines cannot train in shallow waters, they will not be able to perform theiroperationalrolesafely or effectively.
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When does he expect that it will be formed and be able to fulfil anoperationalrole?
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We are talking about the privatisation of a recruitment agency which performs an important, although very narrowly defined,operationalrole.
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Is it simply going to train, or has it some kind ofoperationalrole?
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It will have a policy andoperationalrole.
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We are not prepared to comment further on itsoperationalrole.
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More generally, it is important that both parties ensure that democracy has an actualoperationalrolein the final agreement.
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I note that the sheriff principal commented that the need for submarines to train for theiroperationalroleis not in question.
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If it has anoperationalrole, could we be told what it is?
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In some cases, equipment will be issued to the territorial army before regular army units, depending on theoperationalroleof the units concerned.
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