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Responsibility

Definition:

Responsibility is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or someone, or the state or fact of being accountable for one's actions.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses:

1. Obligation:

Responsibility refers to the state of being obligated to do something or having a duty to someone or something.

Example sentence: He takes his responsibilities as a parent very seriously.

2. Accountability:

Responsibility also denotes the state of being accountable or answerable for one's actions, behavior, or tasks.

Example sentence: The manager held the team members responsible for the project's failure.

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