Duty
noun
A task or action that someone is required to do because of their job or role.
It is the duty of the police to protect the public.
Often appears as...
- on duty
- duty calls
noun
A tax to be paid on a specific type of import or export.
The government has imposed a high duty on luxury items.
Often appears as...
- customs duty
- duty free
noun
The moral or legal requirement to ensure the safety or well-being of others.
The company has a duty of care towards its employees.
Often appears as...
- duty of care
- duty to warn
noun
A person's commitment to fulfilling their responsibilities or tasks.
He always stays true to his duty, no matter how tiring the job may be.
Often appears as...
- sense of duty
- duty bound
noun
A task or action that someone is required to do because of their job or role.
It is the duty of the police to protect the public.
Often appears as...
- on duty
- duty calls
noun
A tax to be paid on a specific type of import or export.
The government has imposed a high duty on luxury items.
Often appears as...
- customs duty
- duty free
noun
The moral or legal requirement to ensure the safety or well-being of others.
The company has a duty of care towards its employees.
Often appears as...
- duty of care
- duty to warn
noun
A person's commitment to fulfilling their responsibilities or tasks.
He always stays true to his duty, no matter how tiring the job may be.
Often appears as...
- sense of duty
- duty bound
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Job Requirement
Refer to responsibilities that must be completed during work hours or as part of a role.
As a firefighter, saving lives is his primary duty.
Pro Tip 2/3Obligatory Task
Emphasizes an action expected by society, not chosen personally.
Jury service is a civic duty.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Context
Use 'on duty' to indicate someone is currently working their job.
The nurse on duty took care of the patients throughout the night.
Pro Tip 1/3Job Requirement
Refer to responsibilities that must be completed during work hours or as part of a role.
As a firefighter, saving lives is his primary duty.
Pro Tip 2/3Obligatory Task
Emphasizes an action expected by society, not chosen personally.
Jury service is a civic duty.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Context
Use 'on duty' to indicate someone is currently working their job.
The nurse on duty took care of the patients throughout the night.
Pro Tip 1/3Job Requirement
Refer to responsibilities that must be completed during work hours or as part of a role.
As a firefighter, saving lives is his primary duty.
Pro Tip 2/3Obligatory Task
Emphasizes an action expected by society, not chosen personally.
Jury service is a civic duty.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Context
Use 'on duty' to indicate someone is currently working their job.
The nurse on duty took care of the patients throughout the night.
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Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
take the death of the young one but in the end we decided because there were hundreds of others and because actually it's our duty to tell the truth about the natural world we should do it you know it might be tough but it's a kind of a pause for thought for anyone who's viewing it i think all animals are kind of the hero
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David Mackay: A reality...
I think there's a lot of fluff, a lot of greenwash, a lot of misleading advertising, and I feel a duty as a physicist to try to guide people around the claptrap and help people understand the actions that really make a difference, and to focus on ideas that do add up. Let me illustrate this
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An inside look at...
across the table from an intelligence agent intelligence officer who of course recruited me to become an undercover account operative or his eyesight doing my Islamic duty to protect innocent people now I can't talk about the intelligence assignments that I did infiltration
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How do US Supreme Court...
to take the constitutional and judicial oaths. In doing so, they solemnly swear to administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich and faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body.
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Who was Confucius? -...
by virtue of his ethical charisma. Confucius also believed that because the love and respect we learn in the family are fundamental to all other virtues, personal duties to family sometimes supersede obligations to the state.
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5 Amazing Animal...
volunteer set up a crash giving all the child support and Lada could wish for this year rules including sentry duty it demands concentration and it's easy to lose focus
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
world in the royal chamber the queen has yet to restart her normal duties before her journey she stopped egg production in order to slim down and make traveling easier
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Guardians of the...
I'm a guardian of the guardians. I feel a duty to protect these guardians
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Filming the Kung Fu...
take the death of the young one but in the end we decided because there were hundreds of others and because actually it's our duty to tell the truth about the natural world we should do it you know it might be tough but it's a kind of a pause for thought for anyone who's viewing it i think all animals are kind of the hero
Video examples
David Mackay: A reality...
I think there's a lot of fluff, a lot of greenwash, a lot of misleading advertising, and I feel a duty as a physicist to try to guide people around the claptrap and help people understand the actions that really make a difference, and to focus on ideas that do add up. Let me illustrate this
Video examples
An inside look at...
across the table from an intelligence agent intelligence officer who of course recruited me to become an undercover account operative or his eyesight doing my Islamic duty to protect innocent people now I can't talk about the intelligence assignments that I did infiltration
Video examples
How do US Supreme Court...
to take the constitutional and judicial oaths. In doing so, they solemnly swear to administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich and faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
Video examples
The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body.
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
by virtue of his ethical charisma. Confucius also believed that because the love and respect we learn in the family are fundamental to all other virtues, personal duties to family sometimes supersede obligations to the state.
Video examples
5 Amazing Animal...
volunteer set up a crash giving all the child support and Lada could wish for this year rules including sentry duty it demands concentration and it's easy to lose focus
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
world in the royal chamber the queen has yet to restart her normal duties before her journey she stopped egg production in order to slim down and make traveling easier
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Guardians of the...
I'm a guardian of the guardians. I feel a duty to protect these guardians
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Quote examples
Amanda Gorman
American Poet
Poetry is - it's an art form, but, to me, it's also a weapon, it's also an instrument. It's the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that's a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.
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Buddha
Leader
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
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George W. Bush
American President
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.
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James A. Garfield
American President
The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Defending peace is the duty of all.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
Poetry is - it's an art form, but, to me, it's also a weapon, it's also an instrument. It's the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that's a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.
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Buddha
Leader
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
Quote examples
Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.
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James A. Garfield
American President
The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Defending peace is the duty of all.
Example 1 of 10
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