nominally responsible

Frequency: 4.21.5 per million words

Used to describe someone who officially holds a position of responsibility but lacks the actual power or control.

nominallyADVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • The CEO was nominally responsible for the project, but day-to-day decisions were made by the team leader.
  • She was nominally responsible for the department's budget, though the real authority lay with the board.
  • As a figurehead, the chairman was nominally responsible for the company's direction.
  • The regional manager is nominally responsible for all operations, but rarely intervenes.
  • He was made nominally responsible to give the impression of local control.
  • Even though he was nominally responsible, he had no power to make actual changes.
  • The committee is nominally responsible for oversight, but its recommendations are often ignored.
  • Being nominally responsible meant he bore the blame without having enacted the policies.
  • The minister is nominally responsible for the agency, yet its independence is well-known.
  • They appointed her nominally responsible to meet legal requirements.