Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with responsibility in American Collocation
responsibility
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/
of a particular type
administrative
individual
legal
managerial
ministerial
moral
parental
personal
social
statutory
Owners have a statutory responsibility to ensure that these signs are maintained.
emphasizing who is really in charge
overall
prime
sole
ultimate
The committee takes overall responsibility for finance and budgeting.
when responsibility belongs to a group rather than an individual
collective
corporate
joint
The Cabinet takes collective responsibility for decisions like these.
have or accept responsibility
accept
assume
bear
have
retain
share
shoulder
take
undertake
Classroom assistants were shouldering much more responsibility than they should.
give responsibility to others
assign
charge someone with
delegate
devolve
hand over
pass
transfer
The Convener had chosen to delegate these responsibilities to an assistant.
refuse to accept responsibility
abdicate
disclaim
shirk
shrink from
He could not have been accused of shirking his responsibilities.