Responsibility

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  • noun. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.
  • noun. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
  • noun. That for which one is responsible or accountable; a trust, duty, or the like: as, heavy responsibilities.
  • noun. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying contracts.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
  • noun. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable.
  • noun. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
  • noun. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
  • noun. 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).
  • noun. 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).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
  • noun. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
  • noun. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
    • Word Usage
    "Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility~ that's the essence of America's promise."
    cross-reference
    accountability  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ability  acceptability  adaptability  admissibility  affordability  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ability  authority  care  concern  consideration  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accountability  accountableness  accounting for  action  agency  
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