speaking part/role
noun
: a part/role which requires saying something
She got a speaking part/role in the play.
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But another cast member dropped out, and Friedman gave Lanphear a speaking part during the scene in which the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his death.
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Speaking part/role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20part%2Frole. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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