Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
- noun Responsibility for an error or fault; blame.
- noun The burden of proof.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A burden: often used for onus probandi, ‘onus of proof.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A burden; an obligation.
- noun obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
legal obligation . - noun uncountable
Burden of proof ,onus probandi - noun
Stigma . - noun
Blame . - noun
Responsibility ;burden .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In this model, the onus is then on the author to make their work so compelling that the new reader can't wait to scour the used book market for other novels and will * have* to buy new.
MIND MELD: Does The Used Book Market Help or Hurt the Publishing Industry? 2009
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The onus is still on the job seeker to network like mad, be at-the-ready for opportunities, and be the well packaged, articulate job candidate at all times.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Ted Brassfield's Camelot is Still Alive Caroline Dowd-Higgins 2010
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They have played the most games of any team in the conference, so the onus is on them to have a strong finish.
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Once we get there, I've always said the onus is on the backs after that.
Keepers of the blind side: Left tackles the new money position 2009
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Zandi said that given the dysfunction in Washington the "onus is on monetary policy."
Unemployment Rate Steady In September, Recovery Losing Momentum Shahien Nasiripour 2010
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The onus is still on the job seeker to network like mad, be at-the-ready for opportunities, and be the well packaged, articulate job candidate at all times.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Ted Brassfield's Camelot is Still Alive Caroline Dowd-Higgins 2010
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Now the onus is now on each person to lead the transformation in our workplaces and communities.
Don Tapscott: Macrowikinomics : The Choice Between Atrophy or Renaissance Don Tapscott 2010
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The onus is still on the job seeker to network like mad, be at-the-ready for opportunities, and be the well packaged, articulate job candidate at all times.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Ted Brassfield's Camelot is Still Alive Caroline Dowd-Higgins 2010
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The onus is still on the job seeker to network like mad, be at-the-ready for opportunities, and be the well packaged, articulate job candidate at all times.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Ted Brassfield's Camelot is Still Alive Caroline Dowd-Higgins 2010
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The onus is still on the job seeker to network like mad, be at-the-ready for opportunities, and be the well packaged, articulate job candidate at all times.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Ted Brassfield's Camelot is Still Alive Caroline Dowd-Higgins 2010
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