responsibility
noun
the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
self-responsibility
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a word derived from
responsibility.
Example Sentences
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"Ideals of Black conservatism also contain elements of self-responsibility and self-determination, which date back to Frederick Douglass," Towler said.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
"Either way, self-responsibility was sadly lacking," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
But raised in the era of Free to Be … You and Me and the Reagan ethos of self-responsibility, all too many members of Gen X internalized expectations of effortless self-driven success.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2020
As a group, business leaders tend to have a high degree of self-responsibility and rarely engage in pity parties.
From Inc ● Jan. 8, 2013
The self-responsibility of the student also has an educating influence, giving to the worthy and right-minded a better training for future citizenship.
From Colleges in America by John Marshall Barker
