responsibility

Definition

Examples

Ordering office supplies is the responsibility of the administrative assistant.

Word Family

Synonyms

• dutya task or action required by one's occupation or position
• obligationthe social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr
• accountabilityresponsibility to someone or for some activity

Collocations

• Easy take responsibility for a mistake
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding responsibility for a mistake
• Medium job description detailing core responsibilities
  to job description detailing core responsibilities, meaning to profit privately from public office and official business
• Hard exercise fiduciary responsibility over pension assets
  to exercise fiduciary responsibility over pension assets, meaning to put to use
• Very Hard shirk civic responsibility in times of national trial
  to shirk civic responsibility in times of national trial, meaning to avoid (one's assigned duties)