sponsible

Adjective

responsible (comparative more responsible, superlative most responsible)

1. (postpositional) Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
   • Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
2. (postpositional) Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
   • Who is responsible for this mess?
3. Answerable to (a superior).
4. Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
   • She has a responsible position in the firm.
5. Having good judgment in decision-making.
   • But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87
6. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
   • He looks like a responsible guy.

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