competer

to be the responsibility of

competer(kohm-peh-tehr)

intransitive verb

1. (to be incumbent on; used with "a")

a. to be the responsibility of

No puedo decirte lo que debes hacer. Esa decisión no me compete a mi, sino a ti.

I can't tell you what you should do. That decision isn't my responsibility, it's yours.

Pasar leyes le compete al poder legislativo, no al ejecutivo.

Passing laws is the responsibility of the legislative branch, not the executive.

b. to fall to

Contratar a nuevos empleados le compete a la oficina de personal.

It falls to the personnel office to hire new employees.

c. to come under the jurisdiction of

Su caso de inmigración le compete a la oficina regional de Baltimore.

Your immigration case comes under the jurisdiction of the Baltimore regional office.

d. to be up to

(colloquial)

La educación de los hijos solo les debe competer a sus padres.

Children's education should be up to their parents only.