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responsibility

 
/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ noun

Translation

[C, U] something that it is your job or duty to deal with
sorumluluk, mesuliyet
The head of the department has various additional responsibilities. [+ to do sth] It is your responsibility to make sure that your homework is done on time.1869
take/accept/claim responsibility for sth to say that you have done something or caused something to happen, especially something bad
sorumluluğu kabul etmek/üstüne almak
No one has yet claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb attack.18692509
(Definition of responsibility noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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