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social responsibility

social responsibility noun: a voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

Noun

social responsibility (plural social responsibilities)

  1. A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.
    • There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside.2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian

Forms of social responsibility

pluralsocial responsibilities

Questions about social responsibility

What does social responsibility mean?
Social responsibility means a voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.
What part of speech is social responsibility?
Social responsibility is a noun.
What is the plural of social responsibility?
The plural of social responsibility is social responsibilities.

Words near social responsibility in the dictionary

  1. social psychologies
  2. social psychology
  3. social realism
  4. social recruiting
  5. social responsibilities
  6. social responsibility
  7. social roll
  8. social rolls
  9. social safety net
  10. social safety nets
  11. social science

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