authority can be delegated but responsibility cannot. comment
Because authority comes in the form of titles, ranks,andpositions, authority can be delegated to one who is appointed.Responsibility, however, is a personal choice: One can choose to be responsible or not. It is an individualquality rather than a concrete "name." If one is assigned an authoritativepost, that choice is essentiallyeliminated.
Hence, a supervisor can bestow titles and authority, but it remains up to the named person to live up tothe responsibility inferred by positions of trust. Both words can be used asnouns, but they eachhaverelated butdifferent implications. One can be responsible without being an authority, just as onecan be an authority without being responsible.