Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.
- n. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
- n. That for which one is responsible or accountable; a trust, duty, or the like: as, heavy responsibilities.
- n. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying contracts.
Wiktionary
- n. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
- n. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- n. military The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
- n. military The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
- n. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable.
- n. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- n. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
Examples
“Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility~ that's the essence of America's promise.”
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“The Tower Board said the scandal had been a failure of responsibility and chastised Reagan for putting the principal responsibility for policy review and implementation on the shoulders of his advisers.”
“Departure from the truth of God carries with it responsibility on the part of all those who become awakened to that departure -- _responsibility to return to the Bible standard_.”
“His main responsibility is to make sure that people buy the comics.”
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“I was once told that the "Super Delegates" main responsibility is to maintain order in the party.”
“The superdelegates 'main responsibility is to choose the candidate best able to win the White House back for the Democrats in November.”
“Like in his personal responsibility speeches earlier in his campaign, responsibility is a code word that could mean closing the books on social programs and replacing them with faith-based programs.”
“The term responsibility is an integral feature of collective leadership, as leadership per se starts with a pledge by oneself to assume responsibility for actions that go along with it.”
“To date, House Speaker William O'Brien has opposed including the word responsibility in the amendment, which is included in the Senate version.”
“No, you're still the army's 'problem' (I'd use the term responsibility) if your struggling with a mental health problem caused by your service.”
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EU Buzz - ALL words and expressions
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