Lead and Role

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

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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Lead and role are semantically related in impersonation of a character topic. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Role".

good	good lead	good role
female	female lead	female role
particular	particular lead	particular role
direct	direct lead	direct role
Other adjectives: current, original, true, single, actual, entire, real, male, large, big, huge, main, important, new, early, secondary, significant, primary, previous, protagonist.

Averted as of season 13 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit when Olivia Benson moves into the role of lead character, and the male lead, Nick Amaro, is Latino.

Source: White Male Lead
Similarly, the female lead of Alien takes a Logical style, which is part of what made her role unusually compelling.

Source: Dramatica
As the credits role on Call of Duty 4, lead animator Mark Grigsby raps about the events of the game in character as Staff Sgt Griggs.

Source: Expository Theme Tune / Video Games

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