accountability
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- noun
- /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/
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- In our team, we emphasize the importance of accountability for all members' actions.
- demands for accountability
- accountability policy
- accountability measures
And when you create that accountability, what happens, right?
- And when you create that accountability, what happens, right?
- And I completely accept accountability and I've grown from that.
- Tim Walz has taken accountability for his DUI.
- I am remarkably stunned by the lack of accountability in our society.
- There is no accountability, there is no transparency.
- NATO's line of accountability is to the North Atlantic Council.
- For me, I think the big, the biggie is accountability at the top.
- But Melanie won't take accountability at all.
- One of the problems is the lack of accountability.
- And that can work to prompt a little bit of self accountability.
- You're building up trust, accountability, belief in what you're all about.
- You know, So it's this this matter of accountability and trustworthiness.
- So it seems transparency, openness, accountability, as well as rule of law.
Examples
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And my point is, is take accountability for your actions.
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Well, blame and accountability are two different things.
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Which is why personal accountability from a woman sets you apart.
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You have to have accountability partners to to keep you on track.
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Third, we need to restore accountability to our financial markets.
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So it is reflected in the accountability system that we have for schools.
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In either case, you are acknowledging your accountability for that treatment decision.
Academic text (2011) -
And I completely accept accountability and I've grown from that.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation in Manitoba wants more accountability for how tax dollars are being spent.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tim Walz has taken accountability for his DUI.
Synonyms
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A duty to do something and answer for what you do
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Taking responsibility for a task and its results
Being responsible to someone for your actions
Being responsible to someone or for something and expected to explain actions
Careful and reliable way of acting that shows a person can be trusted with duties
Antonyms
Compounds
An independent agency that checks how the U.S. government spends money and reports to Congress
How Accountable
Surface Forms
Morphology
accountability = accountable (transparent) = account + able + ity
Formed by a regular nominalization of the adjective 'accountable' with '-ity'; the meaning 'state of being responsible' is predictable.
Etymology
Accountability comes from account, which is about giving a report or 'counting' things, and -ability, meaning 'can be done'. Think of an accountant who counts and explains numbers; accountability means you must be able to 'give an account', to explain and take responsibility for your actions.