speaking part/role
noun
: a part/role which requires saying something
She got a speaking part/role in the play.
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Although somewhat rare, this isn't the first time a member of the SNL crew has had a brief on-camera speaking role.
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Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
One such fan is Paolo Presta, who was busy working at his family's grocery store outside of Chicago when Winfrey and her team popped in to gift the aspiring actor a walk-on speaking role on Will & Grace.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program and China's first astronaut handled the speaking part.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
And then, in the prime minister's visit, NASA was very much a part of that, including the meeting in the White House with the prime minister and president, of which NASA had a speaking role in that meeting.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
One such fan is Paolo Presta, who was busy working at his family's grocery store outside of Chicago when Winfrey and her team popped in to gift the aspiring actor a walk-on speaking role on Will & Grace.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program and China's first astronaut handled the speaking part.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
And then, in the prime minister's visit, NASA was very much a part of that, including the meeting in the White House with the prime minister and president, of which NASA had a speaking role in that meeting.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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