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| accountable |
responsible for providing a credible and respectable explanation or justification, esp. of one's own actions (usu. fol. by "for" or "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| account executive |
in a company such as an advertising agency, a person responsible for managing one or more clients' accounts and often for securing new accounts. |
| adopt |
to become a parent of (someone) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. [1/2 definitions] |
| adult |
a person who is considered legally responsible. [1/6 definitions] |
| allele |
one of several forms of a gene responsible for hereditary variations, usu. produced by mutation. |
| anomie |
a personal feeling of not being part of, or responsible to, society. [1/3 definitions] |
| answer |
to be responsible to (someone). [1/7 definitions] |
| answerable |
responsible to someone; accountable. [1/2 definitions] |
| archdeacon |
a church official ranking just below a bishop and responsible for the administration of a diocese. [1/2 definitions] |
| arresting |
responsible for an arrest. [1/2 definitions] |
| at fault |
responsible for mistakes or errors. |
| auteur |
the person primarily responsible for the creation of a film, esp. the director. [1/2 definitions] |
| banker1 |
in games, the player responsible for the bank. [1/2 definitions] |
| bilirubin |
a reddish-yellow pigment that is formed from the breakdown of heme. Elevated levels in blood are responsible for the yellow color in bruises and in jaundice. |
| boatswain |
a warrant officer on a warship, or in domestic service a petty officer responsible for a ship's gear such as rigging, anchors, and the like. |
| bureau |
an office or department of a business or government that is responsible for specific kinds of work. [1/2 definitions] |
| bursar |
a person who is responsible for monetary matters, esp. at a college or university; treasurer. |
| caregiver |
a person who lives with and is responsible for the care of a child. A caregiver can be a family member, like a parent, aunt, uncle, stepparent, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| caretaker |
an employee responsible for the physical maintenance of property, such as a building or grounds. [1/2 definitions] |
| charge |
to state in an official way that someone is responsible for a crime. [1/6 definitions] |
| chromosome |
one of the tiny, threadlike, DNA-containing bodies found in the cell nuclei of all plants and animals, responsible for transmitting hereditary characteristics. |
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