accountability
Noun: 1. The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable: The quality or state of being responsible for one's actions, decisions, or duties, and being required to explain or justify them to an authority or the public. 2. An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility: The principle that individuals or organizations are held responsible for their performance and conduct.
Accountability is an uncountable noun. It describes a state or principle, not a specific object. It is often used with prepositions like for, to, and of. * Accountability for (something): Being responsible for a specific task, outcome, or area. * Accountability to (someone/something): Being answerable to a person, group, or institution. * Holding someone accountable: The act of ensuring someone faces consequences or provides justification.
- General Use:
- The new law increases the accountability of public officials.
- Personal accountability is a key trait for success.
- With 'for':
- Managers have accountability for their team's results.
- He accepted accountability for the project's failure.
- With 'to':
- The company's board has accountability to its shareholders.
- Government agencies must maintain accountability to the citizens they serve.
- Chain of accountability: A structured hierarchy of responsibility where each level is accountable to the one above it.
- A clear chain of accountability prevents tasks from being overlooked.
- Civic/Social accountability: The responsibility of citizens, media, and civil society to hold governing institutions responsible.
- A free press is essential for social accountability.
- Mutual accountability: A situation where two or more parties are responsible to each other.
- The partnership is built on principles of transparency and mutual accountability.
- Accountable (adjective): Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.
- Politicians should be held accountable for their promises.
- Account (noun & verb): As a noun, it can mean a report or description of events. As a verb, it means to explain or justify ().
- She gave a detailed account of the meeting.
- How do you account for the missing funds?
- Responsibility: The state of having a duty to deal with something. (Often focuses on the duty itself, while focuses on the obligation to answer for it.)
- Answerability: The obligation to answer or account for one's actions.
- Liability: Legal responsibility for something, especially costs or damages.
- Unaccountability: The state of not being accountable.
- Irresponsibility: Lack of a proper sense of responsibility.
- Holding to account: The process of demanding that someone explains or justifies their actions and faces consequences if necessary.
- Voters have the power of holding politicians to account.
- Culture of accountability: An organizational environment where taking ownership and answering for results is the norm.
- The CEO wants to build a culture of accountability.
- responsibility to someone or for some activity