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Synonyms for accountability
əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ tiac·count·abil·i·ty

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  1. accountabilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    accountableness

  2. accountabilitynoun

    The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.

    Synonyms:
    accountableness

  3. accountabilitynoun

    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. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)

    Synonyms:
    accountableness

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  1. accountability

    Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.

    Synonyms:
    business, duty, function, obligation, office, responsibility, right, righteousness

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. accountability, answerability, answerablenessnoun

    responsibility to someone or for some activity

    Synonyms:
    answerability, answerableness

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  1. accountabilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    accountableness, responsibility, liability, obligation, bond of duty

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  1. accountabilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    amenability, liability

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How to use accountability in a sentence?

  1. Darin Hoover:

    It’s great, we have another terrorist off the face of this earth. I’m good with that, but it doesn’t absolve the administration or the State Department or the Pentagon from taking responsibility or accountability for what happened. They haven’t stepped up and said we messed this up and it won’t happen again.

  2. Khaled Al Milaji:

    Yesterday's attack was a horrible catastrophe and a mark of absence of accountability in the international community.

  3. H.W. Mann:

    Karma. Karma does not necessarily determine our lives. Karma is not permanent. Karma is accountability. Karma is the consequence of free will. We create our karma, and we can change it. We create karma with our thoughts and actions. Good karma neutralizes bad karma. Enough good karma changes bad karma. A change in behavior is required to change karma. In this way we can change our karmic state.

  4. Baher Azmy:

    We renew our demand for accountability for those individuals responsible for the CIA torture program.

  5. White House:

    We haven't rolled out what that agenda would be, ultimately, you know, we've got to work to get the majority back. ... And then we got to start having accountability. We need oversight.


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