A task or role assigned to an individual or department that consists of what they are accountable for.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
responsibility (noun)1.
the quality or state of being as - responsible
a) moral, legal, or mental accountability
b) - reliability trustworthiness
2.
something for which one is - responsible burden has neglected his responsibilities
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
responsibility (noun)1.
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
SYNONYMS:
blame, fault, liabilityRELATED WORDS:
accountability, answerability2.
something one must do because of prior agreement
SYNONYMS:
burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do, duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibilityRELATED WORDS:
oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onusNEAR ANTONYMS:
grace, postponement, stay; discharge, ease, exemption, release, relief, waiver; loophole; alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection3.
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
SYNONYMS:
dependability, dependableness, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, sureness, trustability, trustworthinessRELATED WORDS:
inerrancy, infallibility; credibility, creditability, creditablenessNEAR ANTONYMS:
doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionableness, shakiness, uncertainnessResponsibility (Wikipedia)
Look up responsibility in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Responsibility may refer to:
- Collective responsibility
- Corporate social responsibility
- Duty
- Legal liability
- Legal obligation
- Legal responsibility (disambiguation)
- Media responsibility
- Moral responsibility, or personal responsibility
- Obligation
- Professional responsibility
- Responsibility assumption, a doctrine in existential psychotherapy
- Social responsibility
- Single responsibility principle
- Responsibility for the burning of Smyrna
- Responsibility for the Holocaust
- The Westminster system constitutional conventions of:
Responsibility (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, enPR: rĭ-spŏn'sə-bĭlʹĭ-tē
- (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
- (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
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Responsibility, Answerability, Commitment