L'attribution
Example: L'attribution des responsabilités doit être claire dans ce projet.
Definition
"L'attribution" refers to the act or process of assigning or distributing responsibilities, roles, or resources to specific people or groups. For example, in the phrase 'L'attribution des responsabilités doit être claire dans ce projet,' it means the clear assignment of responsibilities within a project.
Etymology
The word "l'attribution" comes from the Latin verb 'attribuere,' meaning 'to assign' or 'to bestow.' The prefix 'at-' is a variation of 'ad-' meaning 'to,' and 'tribuere' means 'to give.' Did you know? The concept of 'attributing' something originally involved giving credit or assigning cause before it extended to assigning duties or roles.
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"L'attribution" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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