accountableadjective
uk/əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/us/əˈkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/C2 Someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it:
She is accountable only to the managing director.
The recent tax reforms have made government more accountable for its spending.
Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- baby
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- job
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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accountability
noun [ U ] uk/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˌkaʊn.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
There were furious demands for greater police accountability.