have a role to play

idiom

: to be involved

We all have a role to play in the future of this company.

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Recent Examples on the Web Consumers also have a role to play here, by demanding that retailers source their milk from farms that are working with public health authorities. —

Céline Gounder, STAT, 17 May 2024 Corlette said insurers have a role to play, as do states and CMS. —

Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024 Spalding, who describes herself as a third-generation anti-communist in her online bio, says immersive experiences about everyday life have a role to play, but they should be balanced out by context about the harsher realities of life during communism. —

Alice Popovici, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024 Design for Freedom offers a toolkit for design and construction professionals to begin understanding and take action to assure their supply chain is slavery free. ‘Conscious Consumption’ Consumers have a role to play in the movement as well. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have a role to play

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