accountability

C2 Topic:Law & Government
US /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
noun Freq #26891

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The state of being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to others.

    Voters are demanding greater accountability from their elected officials.

  2. 2
    noun

    The duty to keep an accurate record of money, property, or documents in your care.

    Each officer has accountability for the equipment issued to them.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the state of being... answerabilityresponsibility
Word family
Forms accountabilities
Derived forms accountabilibuddynonaccountabilityunaccountability
Related forms responsibility

Etymology

From accountable + -ity.

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