affected role

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affected role - the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

patient role, patient

participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause

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The affected roles are in the information technology and electronics, accounting and finance, marketing and sales, administration and human resources, insurance, media, healthcare, aviation, engineering and technical sectors.

oMan exTends ban on hiring foreigners

The affected roles are in support and administration areas, including student and library services, human resources and finance.