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## DROP GROUP

DROP GROUP — remove a database role

## Synopsis

DROP GROUP \[ IF EXISTS \] _`name`_ \[, ...\]

## Description

`DROP GROUP` is now an alias for [`DROP ROLE`](sql-droprole.html "DROP ROLE").

## Compatibility

There is no `DROP GROUP` statement in the SQL standard.

## See Also

[DROP ROLE](sql-droprole.html "DROP ROLE")

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