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# How do I turn a Circle into a Role?

A role can be expanded into a circle through governance, or turned back into a role in a similar way.

This article shows how to take a sub circle and turn it into a role, while simultaneously keeping a role within that circle and moving it up to its parent circle.

In this example we'll be turning the circle called "Website" into a role in its parent circle "Market Place":

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9202259717/original/EhgKx9Ix3KH4JDt7eHfwEftvwrdWRLoxmQ.png?1703801460)

- In the Market Place circle, open a **Governance** meeting:

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9202259839/original/FDPI6RnJvBnGrCb16MtnGoM1fR93kozGXQ.png?1703801689)

- Add an agenda item and in the "**Add/Edit Role**" section, select "Website" :![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9202259963/original/H8YYGK5fIIpMuP96fA5YcoPwOXitOLkR7A.png?1703802003)

- Then tick the box "**Move roles or policies into or out of this role**" and make sure to select the roles to be moved in or out of Website (in our case Web Watcher and Website Designer):

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9202260192/original/fmMLeyY9UPdz1MGijawUb8MKnmU7XwP3YQ.png?1703802424)

- Accept the proposal and see the result in the organization.

**![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9202260600/original/RXZw6dGGZIiwbl0SiX31bvdmI1KDeThfsQ.png?1703802940)**

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[How do I remove a role?](https://support.glassfrog.com/how-do-i-remove-a-role/circle?hsLang=en)

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