responsibility
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EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
responsibility (countable and uncountable, plural responsibilities)
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
- Responsibility is a heavy burden.
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
- The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world - Harry S. Truman
- (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.
- (military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual.
SynonymsEdit
- responsibleness (may be considered nonstandard)
Related termsEdit
- see respond
TranslationsEdit
the state of being responsible
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a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- responsibility in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- responsibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009. Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment