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Responsable (adjective)
misspelling of responsible
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Responsible (adjective)
Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
“Parents are responsible for their child’s behaviour.”
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Responsible (adjective)
Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one’s conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
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Responsible (adjective)
Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
“She has a responsible position in the firm.”
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Responsible (adjective)
Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
“Who is responsible for this mess?”
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Responsible (adjective)
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
“He looks like a responsible guy.”
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Responsible (noun)
The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
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Responsible (adjective)
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”
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Responsible (adjective)
having to report to (a superior) and be answerable to them for one’s actions
“the Prime Minister and cabinet are responsible to Parliament”
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Responsible (adjective)
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”
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Responsible (adjective)
morally accountable for one’s behaviour
“the progressive emergence of the child as a responsible being”
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Responsible (adjective)
(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”
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Responsible (adjective)
capable of being trusted
“a responsible adult”