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description:
The person or organization that has primary responsibility for the act. The responsible
party is not necessarily present in an action, but is accountable for the action through
the power to delegate, and the duty to review actions with the performing actor after
the fact. This responsibility may be ethical, legal, contractual, fiscal, or fiduciary
in nature.
Example: A person who is the head of a biochemical laboratory; a sponsor for a policy or government
program.
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