No. 7,397 in German
gesamtverantwortung
Overall responsibility.
In a sentence
Die gesamtverantwortung für das Projekt liegt beim Manager.
The overall responsibility for the project lies with the manager.
Used here to signify the overarching responsibility attributed to one individual.
Als Teammitglied trage ich zur gesamtverantwortung bei.
As a team member, I contribute to the overall responsibility.
Here it denotes the collective responsibility shared among the team members.
In ihrer Position hat sie die gesamtverantwortung für die Finanzen übernommen.
In her position, she took over the total responsibility for finances.
In this context, it emphasizes assuming complete accountability for financial matters.
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