That's when he hit upon the idea of giving Inspector Lestrade a unifying role.

This group had no one singular leader who could serve a unifying role .

Though each of the constituent republics had its own official language, the unifying role and superior status was reserved for Russian.

The position of king has been reduced to a symbolic and unifying role.

Schools no longer play a unifying role because the Orthodox tend to send their children to religious schools.

But the other factions are likely to insist on some form of unifying role for the king in any case.

The language therefore plays a central unifying role in the existence and perpetuation of Newar community.

This is an important symbolic and unifying role.

Religion has played a unifying role for the Hispanic Americans.

The King is also seen as playing a symbolic unifying role, representing a common national Belgian identity.