If you are answerableto someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them. [+ to]
All ministers, including the prime minister, will be answerable directly to him.
Synonyms: responsible for or to, to blame for, liable for or to, accountable for or to More Synonyms of answerable
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you are answerablefor your actions or for someone else's actions, you are considered to be responsible for them and if necessary must accept punishment for them.
He must be made answerable for these terrible crimes. [+ for]
answerable in British English
(ˈɑːnsərəbəl)
adjective
1. (postpositive; foll by for or to)
responsible or accountable
answerable for someone's safety
answerable to one's boss
2.
able to be answered
Derived forms
answerability (ˌansweraˈbility) or answerableness (ˈanswerableness)
noun
answerably (ˈanswerably)
adverb
answerable in American English
(ˈænsərəbəl; ˈænsərəbəl)
adjective
1.
subject to being called to account; responsible
2.
that can be answered or shown to be wrong
an answerable argument
3. Archaic
in proportion; corresponding
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈsponsible
Derived forms
answerability (ˌansweraˈbility)
noun
Examples of 'answerable' in a sentence
answerable
The only way to have a free country is to make politicians answerable to the people.
The Sun (2012)
You're answerable to the people who run the club.
The Sun (2009)
The godfather of Argentine football is now directly answerable for its success or failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's time our senior police officers were made answerable to the people who fund their early retirement.
The Sun (2009)
If I was the head coach, the other rugby people should be answerable to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
(adjective)
Definition
responsible for or accountable to
Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them.