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   responsible

   /rɪˈspɒnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role: "the cabinet minister responsible for Education" Similar in charge ofin control ofat the helm ofaccountable forliable forcharged withmanageoverseesuperintendsuperviseconductrunlook afterorganizeproducesee to
   • ▪ having to report to (a superior) and be answerable to them for one's actions: "the Prime Minister and cabinet are responsible to Parliament" Similar answerableaccountablesupervised bymanaged by
   • 2. being the primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or credited for it: "Gooch was responsible for 198 of his side's 542 runs" Similar accountableanswerableto blamebehindat the bottom ofguilty ofculpable ofblameworthyat faultin the wrongOpposite guiltless
   • ▪ morally accountable for one's behaviour: "the progressive emergence of the child as a responsible being"
   • 3. (of a job or position) involving important duties, independent decision-making, or control over others: "she had risen rapidly to a high and responsible position in the civil service" Similar importantpowerfulauthoritativeexecutivedecision-makinghighOpposite lowly
   • ▪ capable of being trusted: "a responsible adult" Similar trustworthycapable of being trustedtrustylevel-headedrationalsanereasonablesensiblesoundstablematureadultreliabledependableconscientiousOpposite irresponsibleuntrustworthy

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘answering to, corresponding’): from obsolete French responsible, from Latin respons- ‘answered, offered in return’, from the verb respondere (see respond).

   Derivatives

   • 1. responsibleness noun

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