responsible re‧spon‧si‧ble [rɪˈspɒnsbl ǁ rɪˈspɑːn-] adjective
1. be responsible for something to be officially in charge of something as part of your job, meaning you must accept the blame if something goes wrong:
• Partners are officially responsible for all the firm's financial obligations.
• the City watchdog responsible for regulating fund managers
2. be responsible to somebody if you are responsible to someone in your job, you have to report your actions, progress etc to them:
• The Computer Group Manager is responsible to the Head of Computer Development.
3. responsible job/position etc JOBS a job, position etc in which the ability to make good judgements and decisions is important:
• As works manager, I had an interesting and responsible job.
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responsible UK US /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ adjective
► used to describe something, for example, a job, where you are able to act and make decisions on your own: »
It's a responsible job for which I've been well rewarded.
Financial and business terms. 2012.