This is the 7397th most frequent German word.
gesamtverantwortung
Overall responsibility.
Used here to signify the overarching responsibility attributed to one individual.
Die gesamtverantwortung für das Projekt liegt beim Manager.
The overall responsibility for the project lies with the manager.
Here it denotes the collective responsibility shared among the team members.
Als Teammitglied trage ich zur gesamtverantwortung bei.
As a team member, I contribute to the overall responsibility.
In this context, it emphasizes assuming complete accountability for financial matters.