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Mitverantwortung

shared responsibility, co-responsibility

noun MIT-fer-ant-vor-toong Rare
People & Society Values

Usage Note

Mitverantwortung assigns partial responsibility to multiple actors. Mitverantwortung übernehmen (to accept shared responsibility) is common in political and corporate accountability discourse, as well as in ethics of collective action.

Examples

"Alle Beteiligten tragen Mitverantwortung für den Ausgang."

Natural Translation

All parties involved share responsibility for the outcome.

Literal Translation

All involved bear co-responsibility for the outcome.

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