Collocations for responsibility - noun

full, total | awesome, great, heavy, weighty
It is a great responsibility looking after other people''s children.

direct | overall | primary | ultimate
Ultimate responsibility rests with the prime minister.

special | diminished
He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

sole | collective, joint, shared | individual, personal | ministerial, parental | financial, legal, moral, social

have
She has responsibility for public transport.

accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take (on/over)
The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. | Will you take responsibility for arranging the food?

share | lay, place
The government of the time placed responsibility for the poor on the Church.

delegate, devolve, hand over
devolving responsibility downwards so decisions are taken nearer to the people they will affect

abdicate, evade, shirk, shift
to shift legal responsibility for the correct labelling of goods onto the shopkeeper

admit, claim
No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

deny, disclaim, duck
Ducking responsibility is fatal in a democracy.

allocate, assign (sb), give sb | attribute
He attributed responsibility for the killing to the secret service.

burden sb with | absolve sb from/of

fall on sb, lie/rest with sb

~ for
Full responsibility for the fiasco lies with the PR department.

~ towards
He feels a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

the age of criminal responsibility, the burden of responsibility
The school governors carry a special burden of responsibility.

do sth on your own responsibility
(= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it goes wrong),

a position of responsibility, a sense of responsibility

heavy, onerous | additional, increased | altered | caring, departmental, domestic, family, financial, managerial, ministerial, parental, professional, teaching | contractual, statutory | particular, special

have | carry out, discharge, fulfil | accept, face up to, take on, undertake
He seems unwilling to face up to his responsibilities as a father. | I don''t feel ready to take on new responsibilities.

delegate | avoid, evade, shirk | relieve sb of

~ for
The heads of school departments have particular responsibilities for the curriculum.

~ to/towards
The club has a responsibility to its members.

duties and responsibilities, rights and responsibilities
parental rights and responsibilities