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responsibles

responsibles is the plural of responsible.

Meaning of responsible

Noun

responsible (plural responsibles)

  1. (archaic) The person who bears the responsibility for something.
    • Were this not so, long since would we have traced directly home the responsibility for the war on Freedom in the Philippines. Long since, would we have hanged the responsibles as traitors to our country.1899, The Harlequin, volume 1, page 12
  2. An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
    • […] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]1907, The Green Room Book; Or, Who's Who on the Stage, page 9

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Questions about responsibles

What is responsibles the plural of?
Responsibles is the plural of responsible.

Words near responsibles in the dictionary

  1. responsibilizes
  2. responsibilizing
  3. responsible
  4. responsible trading
  5. responsibleness
  6. responsibles
  7. responsibly
  8. responsion
  9. responsions
  10. responsitivities
  11. responsitivity

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