ultimate responsibility for

noun phrase

  1. the highest level of responsibility for something, meaning that no one else is more accountable and the person or group must answer for the final result, even when other people help or carry out the work

    C1

    often used with have, take, bear, or accept; followed by for + noun or -ing formformal

    • "The head teacher has ultimate responsibility for the school."B1
    • "Managers bear ultimate responsibility for making sure the rules are followed."B2
    • "The minister accepted ultimate responsibility for the department's failure to act."C1
    • "Although the task was delegated, ultimate responsibility for its completion remained with the director."C1

Common mistakes

  • He has ultimate responsible for the project.→He has ultimate responsibility for the project.

    Use the noun responsibility after have, take, or bear; use ultimately responsible if you use the adjective.

Collocations

take ultimate responsibility forbear ultimate responsibility foraccept ultimate responsibility forhave ultimate responsibility for

Word family

responsibilityresponsibleresponsiblyirresponsibleirresponsibility