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| − | 1. The condition of having a duty to any form of life.<br /> | + | # The state of being [[responsible]], [[accountable]], or [[answerable]]. |
| − | | + | #: '''''Responsibility''' is a heavy burden.'' |
| − | 2. The belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others.<br /> | + | # A [[duty]], [[obligation]] or [[liability]] for which someone is held accountable. |
| − | | + | #: ''Why didn't you clean the house? That was your '''responsibility'''!'' |
| − | ''''''e.g. "What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff — I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."<br /> | + | #: ''The '''responsibility''' of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world'' - [[s:Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman]] |
| − | | + | # {{context|military|lang=en}} The [[obligation]] to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes [[authority]] to direct and take the necessary [[action]] to [[ensure]] [[success]]. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms). |
| − | J,D. Salinger<br /> | + | # {{context|military|lang=en}} The obligation for the proper [[custody]], [[care]], and [[safekeeping]] of [[property]] or [[funds]] entrusted to the [[possession]] or[[ supervision]] of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms). |
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| − | The Catcher in the Rye'''''' | |
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