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position vs role

role vs position

position and role both are nouns.

position is a verb but role is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
role Yes No No No
As nouns, role is a hypernym of position; that is, role is a word with a broader meaning than position:
  • position: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
  • role: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
As nouns, role is a hypernym of position; that is, role is a word with a broader meaning than position:
  • position: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  • role: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Other hypernyms of position include function, office, part.
position (noun) role (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
a job in an organization normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player what something is used for
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) role (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between position and role

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