English > responsibility: 3 senses > noun 1, actMeaning | The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force. |
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Example | "every right implies a responsibility |
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Synonyms | duty, obligation |
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Narrower | burden of proof | The duty of proving a disputed charge |
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civic duty, civic responsibility | The responsibilities of a citizen |
filial duty | duty of a child to its parents |
guardianship, keeping, safekeeping | The responsibility of a guardian or keeper |
imperative | Some duty that is essential and urgent |
incumbency | A duty that is incumbent upon you |
job | The responsibility to do something |
legal duty | Acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
line of duty | All that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
moral obligation | An obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong |
noblesse oblige | The obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) |
prerequisite, requirement | Something that is required in advance |
requirement, demand | required activity |
white man's burden | The supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects |
Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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Spanish | compromiso, deber, obligación, responsabilidad |
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Catalan | deure, obligació, responsabilitat |
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