| absentee |
a person who is absent from work, school, or other duty. |
| appoint |
to name to a particular office or duty. [1/2 definitions] |
| appointment |
the act of choosing or naming for an office or duty. [1/3 definitions] |
| assign |
to choose or appoint, as for a duty. [1/3 definitions] |
| assume |
to take on as one's own duty, job, or appearance; adopt. [1/3 definitions] |
| assumption |
a taking on of a duty, role, or position. [1/2 definitions] |
| bear1 |
to have or accept as a duty. [1/7 definitions] |
| bind |
to force to do something by law or a sense of duty. [1/4 definitions] |
| bound1 |
held to by law or duty. [1/4 definitions] |
| business |
a duty or matter that appropriately concerns one particular person and no one else. [1/6 definitions] |
| charge |
to give a responsibility or duty to. [1/12 definitions] |
| desert2 |
to leave behind even though it is one's duty to stay; abandon. |
| discharge |
a release from duty. [1/6 definitions] |
| draft |
the selection of persons for required military duty. [1/10 definitions] |
| duty |
A person's duty is something that they have to do because they believe it is right, or because they have pledged to do it, or it is required by law. [3/4 definitions] |
| excuse |
to let go from duty or obligation. [1/5 definitions] |
| fight |
When two people fight, they are acting against each other in some way. They try to win something or hurt each other by using strong words, actions of their body, or a weapon. People are often angry when they fight, or they just feel a strong need or duty to win. When people fight with words, it's called an argument. Animals fight too, often because they want something that another animal wants. [1/5 definitions] |
| fulfill |
If someone fulfills their promise to someone, they carry out what they promised. They do the thing that they promised to do. If someone fulfills a duty, they do what their duty requires them to do. [1/3 definitions] |
| guarantee |
a promise to make sure that some duty or responsibility will be met. [1/4 definitions] |
| job |
a duty or responsibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| mission |
a particular task or duty done out of strong belief. [1/5 definitions] |