Usually means: Contribute role in an activity.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word play a part:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. play a part: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. play a part: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. play a part: Collins English Dictionary
  4. play a part: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. play a part: Wiktionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. play a part: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (play a part)

verb:  (idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.

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