Diffusion of responsibility

/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən əv ɹɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ noun

The reduction in personal responsibility felt by each individual in a group, leading to inaction because each person assumes someone else will act.

From Latin 'diffusio' (a pouring forth) + 'responsabilis' (answerable). Responsibility spreading thin across a group.

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