Role and Term

Role

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

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Role and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Role" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old role	old term
exact	exact role	exact term
similar	similar role	similar term
specific	specific role	specific term
Other adjectives: original, proper, single, actual, real, new, final, official, next, last, latter, different.

The term has also become popular within various role playing communities, where it's sometimes called the similar term "God Modding" (think "modifying" as opposed to "mode" for pronunciation).

Source: God Mode aka: God Moders
Norton's agent disputed this claim, as did Norton (who said he enjoyed the experience but didn't want to lock in the role long-term) but regardless the part was recast with Mark Ruffalo, who acted in the role to widespread acclaim.

Source: Creative Differences
On the AlternateHistory.com forums, the same role is filled by the term Alien Space Bats (though this meaning is usually in the singular).

Source: The Omnipotent

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