proper function

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The correct or intended role.

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Examples (10)

  • The committee's proper function is to provide oversight, not to set policy.
  • In a democracy, the press's proper function is to inform the public and hold power to account.
  • This tool isn't being used for its proper function; it's meant to cut metal, not wood.
  • The court's proper function is to interpret the law impartially.
  • When the liver loses its proper function, toxins build up in the blood.
  • Education's proper function is to cultivate critical thinking and citizenship.
  • Please assign each team member to their proper function before the launch.
  • The regulator overstepped its proper function last year.
  • If each component performs its proper function, the system will remain stable.
  • What do you think is the proper function of this emergency switch?