responsibility vs white man's burden

white man's burden vs responsibility

responsibility and white man's burden both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
responsibility	Yes	No	No	No
white man's burden	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white man's burden is a hyponym of responsibility; that is, white man's burden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than responsibility:

responsibility: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
white man's burden: the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects

Other hyponyms of responsibility include job, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, filial duty, imperative, incumbency, legal duty, line of duty, prerequisite, requirement, demand, requirement.

responsibility (noun)	white man's burden (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
the proper sphere or extent of your activities

Difference between responsibility and white man's burden

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