Responsibility

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| rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti |

Definition

• noun (mass noun)
  • the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
  • the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something
    • [in sing.] (“responsibility to/towards”) a moral obligation to behave correctly towards or in respect of
  • the opportunity or ability to act indepedently and take decisions without authorization
    • [count noun] (often “responsibilities”) a thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation

Etymology (for “responsible”)

Late 16th century (‘answering to, ‘corresponding’) from obsolete French responsible, from Latin respons- (‘answered’, ‘offered in return’) from the verb respondere.

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: tanggung jawab, pertanggunan jawab
• بهاس ملايو:
  • تڠڬوڠ جواب (tanggung jawab)
• Cebuano: kaakohan
• Deutsch:
  • die Verantwortung (charge)
  • die Verantwortlichkeit (accountability)
• Español: la responsabilidad
• Filipino:
  • pananagutan (accountability)
  • tungkulin (duty)
• Français: la responsabilité
• 한국어: 책임 (chaeg-im)
• Italiano: la responsabilità
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ការទទួលខុសត្រូវ (karottuolkhosatrauv)
• Latino: officium
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: တာဝန်ယူခြင်း
• 日本語:
  • 責任 (せきにん) (liability)
  • 義務 (ぎむ) (duty)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ (khuaamhabphidsob)
• ภาษาไทย: ความรับผิดชอบ (khwām rạbp̄hidchxb)
• தமிழ்: பொறுப்பு (poṟuppu)
• Tiếng Việt: trách nhiệm
• 中文: 義務 / 义务 (Pinyin: yìwù)