indirectly responsible

Frequency: 7.813.5 per million words

describes being accountable for something through a secondary cause

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Examples (10)

  • The manager was held indirectly responsible for the team's failure.
  • Pollution from factories is indirectly responsible for climate change.
  • While he didn't commit the act, he was indirectly responsible for its outcome.
  • Many consumers are indirectly responsible for unethical labor practices by their purchasing choices.
  • The government's policies were seen as indirectly responsible for the economic downturn.
  • She felt indirectly responsible for the accident because she hadn't warned him earlier.
  • His negligence made him indirectly responsible for the property damage.
  • The lack of proper infrastructure is indirectly responsible for many traffic problems.
  • Parents are often indirectly responsible for their children's habits.
  • The company stated that no single individual was directly, but rather indirectly, responsible for the error.