お役目

おやくめ【お役目】

〔公務〕 official [public] duty [duties, responsibilities]; official function; job; assignment; 〔いやいやこなす仕事〕 (onerous) task [job, responsibility]. [⇒やくめ]

●お役目的な調査 a perfunctory examination.

●彼らはお役目でやっているだけだよ. They're just going through the (official) motions.

●夫は財務省で大切なお役目を務めております. My husband holds a very important post at the Finance Ministry.