Another Word For Responsible Person. The cabinet is responsible to the parliament. To make someone responsible for something.
To blame guilty at fault culpable behind Collins English Thesaurus. Or held accountable synonyms. Or held accountable Usage.
To deny or refuse responsibility.
Capable of rational conduct. Meet Grammar Coach. They may have mistakenly translated to English without adding the one. The use as you say may be a mistranslation on their part for example the German Verantwortliche is a noun meaning the one responsible.
