ansvarigheten

Ansvarigheten is a noun used in Norwegian and Swedish to refer to the person who bears responsibility for a task, decision, or outcome. The term is built from the core idea of responsibility (ansvar) and a derivational process that marks a role or agent, conveying the sense of the designated individual who can be held accountable.

Usage is common in contracts, project management, regulatory compliance, and organizational governance. In a contract, ansvarigheten may be named to establish accountability for performance, reporting, and liability. In corporate settings, the term can appear in internal policies or risk management documents to designate the responsible party for data handling, safety, or regulatory obligations. The form and frequency of usage can vary between Norwegian and Swedish texts, and in everyday speech speakers often use phrases such as the responsible one or the den ansvarlige rather than the noun ansvarigheten.

Semantically, ansvarigheten emphasizes assignment of accountability rather than the abstract quality of responsibility. It is closely related to ansvarlig (the person who is responsible) and to ansvar (responsibility). The precise form may differ between Norwegian and Swedish, and some contexts prefer other expressions to name the person in charge. In practice, many documents replace the noun with phrasing like den ansvarige or den som har ansvaret.

See also: ansvar, ansvarlig, ansvarsområde, ansvarlighet. In English, equivalents include the person in charge, the responsible party, or the accountable person.