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Meaning of responsible

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  responsible
      adj 1: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held
             accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible
             journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is
             responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is
             responsible to the parliament" [ant: {irresponsible}]
      2: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible
         party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" [syn:
         {responsible}, {responsible for(p)}]
      3: having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"
         [syn: {creditworthy}, {responsible}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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