"accountability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ [US] Audio: En-ca-accountabilability.ogg [Canada] Forms: accountabilities [plural]
Etymology: From accountable + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|accountable|ity}} accountable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} accountability (usually uncountable, plural accountabilities)
  1. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state of being accountable): հաշվետվություն (hašvetvutʻyun) (Armenian), հաշվետվողականություն (hašvetvoġakanutʻyun) (Armenian), яуаплылыҡ (yawaplılıq) (Bashkir), отговорност (otgovornost) (Bulgarian), responsabilitat [feminine] (Catalan), odpovědnost [feminine] (Czech), ansvarlighed [common-gender] (Danish), verantwoording [neuter] (Dutch), vastuullisuus (Finnish), responsabilité [feminine] (French), obligation de rendre compte [feminine] (French), obligation de rendre des comptes [feminine] (French), engagement responsable [masculine] (French), responsabilidade [feminine] (Galician), პასუხისმგებლობა (ṗasuxismgebloba) (Georgian), ანგარიშვალდებულება (angarišvaldebuleba) (Georgian), Verantwortlichkeit [feminine] (German), Rechenschaftspflicht [feminine] (German), ευθύνη (efthýni) [feminine] (Greek), υπευθυνότητα (ypefthynótita) [feminine] (Greek), elszámoltathatóság (Hungarian), akuntabilitas (Indonesian), responsabilità [feminine] (Italian), rendicontabilità [feminine] (Italian), obbligo/capacità di rendicontazione [feminine] (Italian), отчетност (otčetnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), kebertanggungjawaban (Malay), akauntabiliti (Malay), ansvarlighet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), etterrettelighet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rozliczalność [feminine] (Polish), odpowiedzialność [neuter] (Polish), responsabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), responsabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), responsabilitate angajată [feminine] (Romanian), отчётность (otčótnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), подотчётность (podotčótnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), отве́тственность (otvétstvennostʹ) (english: responsibility) [feminine] (Russian), odgovornost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), одговорност [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), rispunzabbilità [feminine] (Sicilian), rispunzabbilitati [feminine] (Sicilian), responsabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), ansvarighet [common-gender] (Swedish), ansvarsskyldighet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-accountability-en-noun-ZOskoYoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 3 8 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 63 6 10 21 Disambiguation of 'state of being accountable': 95 1 1 3
  2. An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-accountability-en-noun-a5WNaYBz
  3. Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-accountability-en-noun-EFBIJhfc
  4. (military) The obligation imposed by law 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Military Translations ((military)): كَفَاءَة (kafāʔa) [feminine] (Arabic), competència [feminine] (Catalan), αρμοδιότητα (armodiótita) (Greek), competenza [feminine] (Italian), competência (Portuguese), competență [feminine] (Romanian), компетентность (kompetentnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), competencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-accountability-en-noun-BC5j4Pwo Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of '(military)': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: accountableness Derived forms: accountability buddy, accountability partner, nonaccountability, unaccountability Related terms: hold to account, responsibility

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          "ref": "2016 April 10, “Credit Reports”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), via HBO",
          "text": "Just think about that: 1 in 4 had an error, and 1 in 20 was seriously wrong. And that is not good. If every 20th Frosty that Wendy’s sold turned out to be a cup of warm goat semen, we would want some accountability and we’d want it fast! At least freeze it!",
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          "ref": "2000, Neil Bateman, Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals, page 53",
          "text": "Levying a charge will not, by itself, guarantee accountability: witness the millions of dissatisfied customers of the private sector travel agents who book the wrong holiday, solicitors who over-charge, builders who do shoddy work, garages that misrepair cars, estate agents who mislead, shops that sell defective goods and refuse refunds, etc.",
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        "(military) The obligation imposed by law 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."
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        }
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms suffixed with -ity",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "IPA for English using .ˈ or .ˌ",
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      "word": "accountability buddy"
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          "ref": "1946, Winston Churchill, Sinews of Peace",
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          "text": "Just think about that: 1 in 4 had an error, and 1 in 20 was seriously wrong. And that is not good. If every 20th Frosty that Wendy’s sold turned out to be a cup of warm goat semen, we would want some accountability and we’d want it fast! At least freeze it!",
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          "ref": "2000, Neil Bateman, Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals, page 53",
          "text": "Levying a charge will not, by itself, guarantee accountability: witness the millions of dissatisfied customers of the private sector travel agents who book the wrong holiday, solicitors who over-charge, builders who do shoddy work, garages that misrepair cars, estate agents who mislead, shops that sell defective goods and refuse refunds, etc.",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 October 18, Charles Hugh Smith, Our Mutually Reinforcing Crises: Not All Polycrises Are Equal",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hašvetvutʻyun",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "հաշվետվություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hašvetvoġakanutʻyun",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "հաշվետվողականություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yawaplılıq",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "яуаплылыҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otgovornost",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "отговорност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odpovědnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ansvarlighed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verantwoording"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "vastuullisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilité"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obligation de rendre compte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obligation de rendre des comptes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engagement responsable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗasuxismgebloba",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "პასუხისმგებლობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "angarišvaldebuleba",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "ანგარიშვალდებულება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verantwortlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rechenschaftspflicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efthýni",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ευθύνη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypefthynótita",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπευθυνότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "elszámoltathatóság"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "akuntabilitas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilità"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rendicontabilità"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obbligo/capacità di rendicontazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "otčetnost",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отчетност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "kebertanggungjawaban"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "word": "akauntabiliti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ansvarlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etterrettelighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rozliczalność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "odpowiedzialność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilitate angajată"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčótnostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отчётность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podotčótnostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подотчётность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "responsibility",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvétstvennostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отве́тственность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odgovornost"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одговорност"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rispunzabbilità"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rispunzabbilitati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "responsabilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ansvarighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "state of being accountable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ansvarsskyldighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kafāʔa",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَفَاءَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "competència"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "armodiótita",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "word": "αρμοδιότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "competenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "word": "competência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "competență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kompetentnostʹ",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "компетентность"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(military)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "competencia"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "accountability"
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}

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