Responsibility
Responsibility noun - The state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right.
Target and responsibility are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Responsibility".
Nearby Words: responsible, responsibly
Target
Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.
Responsibility and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Responsibility" instead a noun "Target".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Gustavus Adolphus is at first shocked by the Americans targeting enemy generals, but he admits they have a point when the Americans point out that they bear more responsibility then the mooks and so it makes sense to target them.
Source: Literature / 1632 - Madison was an easy target because she was right in the middle of the jurisdiction of two different reapers, and they both refused responsibility for it.
Source: Literature / Madison Avery -
There is a Real Life protocol or general custom in war to not target the enemy Head of State (even though he's in ultimate command of the enemy war effort, and even if he might bear full responsibility as political originator for the enemy aggression if his country is the aggressor).
Source: What Measure Is a Mook?
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