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re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

responsibility

pronunciation:: rih span s bIl ih ti

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	responsibilities
definition 1:	If you have responsibility for something, you are the person controlling, caring for, or managing this thing. If something goes wrong, people will ask you why it happened and maybe they will blame you for it. If things go well, maybe you will receive praise. The manager has responsibility for the whole store and its employees. synonyms: blame
definition 2:	When you have a responsibility, you have something you must take care of or do. Also, if we say that something is your responsibility, it means that you are the one whose job it is to do it. Becoming a parent means taking on many responsibilities.Walking the dog is my brother's responsibility in the morning. synonyms: duty, obligation similar words: blame, business, job
definition 3:	If someone has a lot of responsibility, it means that they have many important things they have to do, and the things that they have to do are things that other people depend on them to do well. A doctor has a lot of responsibility. It's important that they make the right decisions.As a supervisor in the company, Ms. Kahn has a lot of responsibility, and her boss depends on her to make sure everything goes well with the workers.
related words:	care, chore, fault, guilt, job, load, part, task

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