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DROP ROLE
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Synopsis
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    DROP ROLE role_name [ IN catalog ]

Description
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``DROP ROLE`` drops the specified role in ``catalog`` or in the
current catalog if ``catalog`` is not specified.

For ``DROP ROLE`` statement to succeed, the user executing it should possess
admin privileges for the given role.

Examples
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Drop role ``admin`` ::

    DROP ROLE admin;

Drop role ``foo`` in catalog ``bar``::

    DROP ROLE foo IN bar;

Limitations
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Some connectors do not support role management.
See connector documentation for more details.

See Also
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:doc:`create-role`, :doc:`set-role`, :doc:`grant-roles`, :doc:`revoke-roles`