Cultural definition of a mother's role also contribute to the preference of mother as primary caregiver.

"The definition of universities and their role in relationship to national security could be determined here," she said.

Several teammates said they were inspired by Jeter's display, that it was the definition of his role as captain.

Schiff repeatedly gave me the same definition of a congressman's role: "This is fundamentally a service job," he said.

The topics to be discussed at the hearing include a definition of organic food, certification, the state's role in regulation and a method for setting standards.

Charles Handy suggested that a definition of a manager or a manager's role is likely to be so broad as to be fairly meaningless.

The Constitution is quite unspecific in its definition of the vice president's role as presiding officer, beyond casting tie-breaking votes.

The unlikely agreements between bitter ideological enemies are evidence of how much the definition of America's role in the world is changing.

"There's still no definition of our role in Nicaragua," he said.

Uppity is when she no longer agrees with the man's definition of her appropriate role within the family.