accountability (noun)

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• accountability — accountable ► ADJECTIVE 1) required or expected to justify actions or decisions. 2) understandable. DERIVATIVES accountability noun accountably adverb …   English terms dictionary

• accountability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ greater, increased ▪ local, public ▪ demands for greater public accountability in the police service ▪ individual, personal …   Collocations dictionary

• accountability — UK US /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ noun [U] ► a situation in which someone is responsible for things that happen and can give a satisfactory reason for them: »The organization suffers from a lack of accountability. greater/increased/more accountability »The …   Financial and business terms

• accountability — I noun amenability, blame, burden, charge, commitment, dueness, duty, exposure, incumbency, liability, obligation, onus, responsibility, the decent thing, the proper thing, the right thing, trustworthiness, vulnerability II index blame… …   Law dictionary

• accountability — noun Date: 1794 the quality or state of being accountable; especially an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one s actions < public officials lacking accountability > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• accountability — noun a) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for. b) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping… …   Wiktionary

• accountability — noun there must be accountability for the expenditure of every public cent Syn: responsibility, liability, answerability …   Thesaurus of popular words

• accountability partner — noun A fellow business professional who acts as a moderating influence and mentor …   Wiktionary

• accountability — noun Syn: responsibility, liability, answerability …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• accountability — noun responsibility to someone or for some activity • Syn: ↑answerability, ↑answerableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑answerable (for: ↑answerableness), ↑answerable (f …   Useful english dictionary

• accountability — UK [əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality There have been calls for greater accountability within the health service …   English dictionary