Last Updated：2025/11/21

Blame shifting; the act of absolving oneself of responsibility or concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

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buck-passing

Source Word

buck-passing

uncountable

Japanese Meaning

責任転嫁：自らの権限や統制の不足を主張することで、特定の事柄に対する責任や関与を回避する行為。

The committee's decisions were delayed by endless buck-passing among its members.

委員会の決定は、メンバー間の際限のない責任転嫁のせいで遅れた。

Sense（1）

It's from here onwards that the whole web of buck-passing and excuses began.