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Meaning of 'responsibility'
Meaning of 'responsibility' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Responsibility 
[ n.]
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or
answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation. [ n.]- That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
- Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
Meaning of 'responsibility' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. responsibility [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
Example in sentence:
- he holds a position of great responsibility
Meaning (2):
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
Example in sentence:
- it was his province to take care of himself
Meaning (3):
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
Example in sentence:
- every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty;
- we must instill a sense of duty in our children
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