Entrusted vs Responsibility - What's the difference?
entrusted | responsibility |
(entrust)
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
As a verb entrusted
is (entrust).As a noun responsibility is
the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.entrusted
English
Verb
(head)entrust
English
Alternative forms
* intrustUsage notes
See usage note for commit.Anagrams
* *responsibility
English
Noun
(responsibilities)- Responsibility is a heavy burden.
- Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility !
- The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world -
Synonyms
* responsiblenessSee also
* accountabilityReferences
* * * Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security'', Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009.''Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment