RESPONSIBILITY
Definition:
- [noun] the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
Synonyms: duty, obligation
- [noun] the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
Synonyms: province
- [noun] 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"
Synonyms: responsibleness
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Related Words:
- job
- guardianship, keeping, safekeeping
- moral obligation
- noblesse oblige
- burden of proof
- civic duty, civic responsibility
- filial duty
- imperative
- incumbency
- legal duty
- line of duty
- white man's burden
- prerequisite, requirement
- requirement, demand
- ecclesiastical province
- fault
- accountability, answerability, answerableness
- dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness
