speaking part/role
noun
: a part/role which requires saying something
She got a speaking part/role in the play.
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The president at the time, Mr. Trump, did not have a speaking role at the funeral because of his brittle relationship with the Bush family.
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Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s dislike for Carter stemmed from Carter’s refusal to give Kennedy, a party insider, a speaking role at the1976 convention which endorsed Carter, a party outsider, for president.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
One year later, at age 83, Ginsburg made her onstage debut (with a speaking role) in a one-night-only cameo as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in a Washington National Opera performance of The Daughter of the Regiment.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
At least half of the shows in the study had at least one Orthodox character in a speaking role.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s dislike for Carter stemmed from Carter’s refusal to give Kennedy, a party insider, a speaking role at the1976 convention which endorsed Carter, a party outsider, for president.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
One year later, at age 83, Ginsburg made her onstage debut (with a speaking role) in a one-night-only cameo as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in a Washington National Opera performance of The Daughter of the Regiment.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
At least half of the shows in the study had at least one Orthodox character in a speaking role.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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