headresponsibility

noun

UK /ˌhed.rɪ.spɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/

US /ˌhed.rɪ.spɑːn.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/

Being the main person in charge of something.

As head of the class, Maya took on the headresponsibility of keeping everyone organized.

SYNONYMS

main duty chief accountability primary charge top responsibility

RELATED WORDS

leadership ownership accountability authority

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The most important job a person has in a group.

His headresponsibility was to make sure the team finished on time.

3. The duty of a leader to answer for what happens.

The captain accepted headresponsibility for the team's mistakes.

4. A task that belongs to the person in charge.

Cleaning the board became her headresponsibility as class monitor.