Contract and Role

Contract

Contract noun - A formal agreement to fulfill an obligation.

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Role and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Role" instead a noun "Contract".

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Contract and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a noun "Role".

old	old contract	old role
good	good contract	good role
particular	particular contract	particular role
similar	similar contract	similar role
Other adjectives: regular, current, original, proper, single, actual, entire, large, big, huge, bad, important, new, major, final, next, dual, last, previous.

Emerson's role in particular grew from a random guest role, who had only an initial three-episode contract, to a Breakout Villain once his performance was approved by the producers.

Source: Acting in the Dark
He was instead voiced by a popular actor already under contract with Disney (through his role at ABC's Grey's Anatomy): Patrick Dempsey.

Source: The Other Darrin / Film
Similarly, in the Mulan 2 sequel: Eddie Murphy could not reprise his role as Mushu for the sequel due a clause in his contract for Shrek 2.

Source: The Other Darrin / Film

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