- ultimate responsibility
- supreme responsibility, ultimate accountability
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ultimate responsibility
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ultimate — UK US /ˈʌltɪmət/ adjective ► last in a series: »The CEO is responsible for making the ultimate decision. »We are stopping off in Brussels and Cairo, but our ultimate destination is Chennai. ► having more importance or more influence over what… … Financial and business terms
ultimate — ul|ti|mate1 [ ʌltımət ] adjective only before noun ** 1. ) happening at the end of a process or activity: EVENTUAL: The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war. ultimate goal/aim/objective: Independence remains their ultimate political… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ultimate — I UK [ˈʌltɪmət] / US adjective [only before noun] ** 1) happening at the end of a process or activity The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war. ultimate goal/aim/objective: Independence remains their ultimate political goal. 2) if… … English dictionary
responsibility — n. accountability obligation 1) to accept, assume, shoulder, take, take on (a) responsibility 2) to bear, exercise; share (the) responsibility 3) to dodge, evade, shirk responsibility 4) an awesome; clear; grave, great, heavy, terrible (colloq.)… … Combinatory dictionary
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ultimate — [ˈʌltɪmət] adj I 1) happening at the end of a process or activity Syn: eventual Independence remains their ultimate political goal.[/ex] 2) if you have something such as ultimate power or responsibility, you have more power or responsibility than … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ultimate — ul|ti|mate1 W3 [ˈʌltımıt] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: ultimatus last , from ultimare to come to an end, be last , from Latin ultimus farthest, last , from ulter; ULTERIOR] 1.) someone s ultimate aim is their… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ultimate — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 better, bigger, worse etc than all other objects of the same kind: the ultimate sports car 2 an ultimate aim, purpose etc is the final and most important one: Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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