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responsible
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adjective (a)
- worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable(adj.all)Example:
A responsible adult.
Responsible journalism.
A responsible position.
The captain is responsible for the ship's safety.
The cabinet is responsible to the parliament.
source: wordnet30 - Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- being the agent or cause(adj.all)Example:
Determined who was the responsible party.
Termites were responsible for the damage.
source: wordnet30 - having an acceptable credit rating(adj.all)Example:
A responsible borrower.
source: wordnet30