accountability
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ac·count·a·ble
(ə-koun′tə-bəl)adj.
1. Expected or required to account for one's actions; answerable. See Synonyms at responsible.
2. Capable of being explained: an accountable phenomenon.
ac·count′a·bil′i·ty, ac·count′a·ble·ness n.
ac·count′a·bly adv.
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ac•count•a•bil•i•ty
(əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ ti)n.
1. the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
2. a policy of holding public officials or other employees accountable for their actions and results: a need for greater accountability in the school system.
[1785–95]
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accountability
The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. See also responsibility.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  accountability - responsibility to someone or for some activityresponsibleness, responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" |
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accountability
noun responsibility, liability, culpability, answerability, chargeability an impetus towards democracy and greater accountability
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accountability
[əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti] n (= responsibility) → responsabilité f; (financial, political) → responsabilité fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
accountability
n → Verantwortlichkeit f → (to sb jdm gegenüber)
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