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# DROP ROLE

Dropping a [role](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-roles) will remove the associated
[permissions](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-permissions) & roles granted through the
role to all [users](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-users) with the role.  Users & roles
granted the same permissions either directly or via other roles will retain
those permissions.

Any role, other than the [default roles](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-roles-default),
can be removed from the system.

```sql title="DROP ROLE Syntax" theme={null}
DROP ROLE <role name>
```

## Examples

To drop the **analyst** role:

```sql DROP ROLE Example theme={null}
DROP ROLE analyst
```


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