responsibility

/ris,pɔnsə'biliti/
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responsibility

A young student takes responsibility for feeding the family pet.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A duty or task you are expected or required to do: A specific job or function that someone is obliged to perform.
    • The state of being accountable for something: The condition of having to answer for one's actions or decisions and to bear the consequences.
    • A moral obligation to behave correctly: The social force that compels one to follow a proper course of action.
Usage
  • General Use: Used to describe a duty, obligation, or area of work one is in charge of.
  • With Prepositions:
    • Responsibility for (something/someone): Indicates the thing or person one is accountable for.
    • Responsibility to (someone): Indicates the person or authority to whom one is accountable.
    • On one's own responsibility: Acting independently and accepting the consequences.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • She has a lot of responsibility at her new job. (She has many duties she must perform.)
    • Parents have a responsibility for their children's well-being. (Parents are accountable for their children.)
    • He accepted full responsibility for the mistake. (He agreed that he was the one accountable for the error.)
    • It is your responsibility to lock the door. (Locking the door is your required task.)
Advanced Usage
  • A sense of responsibility: An awareness and acceptance of one's duties.
    • A good leader must instill a sense of responsibility in the team.
  • Position of responsibility: A role that involves significant duties and accountability.
    • He holds a position of great responsibility in the government.
Variants and Related Words
  • Responsible (adj): Having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone.
    • You are responsible for completing this report.
  • Irresponsibility (n): Lack of a proper sense of duty or care.
    • His irresponsibility led to the project's failure.
Synonyms
  • Duty: A moral or legal obligation.
  • Obligation: Something one is bound to do by contract, promise, or morality.
  • Accountability: The fact or condition of being responsible; answerability.
Related Phrases
  • Take responsibility: To accept that you are the cause of something and/or accountable for it.
    • A good manager takes responsibility when things go wrong.
  • Shirk responsibility: To avoid accepting a duty or obligation.
    • He always tries to shirk responsibility for difficult tasks.
Related Idioms
  • The buck stops here: The responsibility for a problem or decision lies with a specific person and cannot be passed to anyone else.
    • As the CEO, she says "the buck stops here" for all major decisions.
  • Carry the can (for something): To take the blame or responsibility for something, especially when it is not your fault.
    • He had to carry the can for his team's failure.
responsibility

A young student takes responsibility for feeding the family pet.

Noun
  1. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
    • he holds a position of great responsibility
  2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
    • it was his province to take care of himself
  3. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
    • we must instill a sense of duty in our children
    • every right implies a responsibility

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