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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Lack of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability.
- noun A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to one's responsibilities.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The character or state of being
irresponsible ; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want ofaccountability .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
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Examples
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Wakefield was displeased with me for what he called my irresponsibility in disappearing for over half an hour at such a time.
Dead Cert Francis, Dick 1962
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Church leaders condemn what they call the irresponsibility of officials at the state-run company that imported the food, calling the scandal "a sin that Heaven is crying over."
Inform - Politics 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is doing nothing about Enron.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is continuing to give no bid contracts to corporations who do shoddy work and commit fraud against the government.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is deregulating everything and allowing greed to run rampant.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is your secretary of defense admitting that $2.3 trillion is missing from the Pentagon.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is allowing billions of dollars to go unaccounted for in Iraq.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is doing nothing when you are warned about a coming housing bubble.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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Second, I think the irresponsibility is heightened when the editing occurs in the last formally authorized submission before conference.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Solicitor General Lays an Egg 2010
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Fiscal irresponsibility is giving tax cuts to the wealthiest 1% of Americans during a time of war.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
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