"accountability" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [UK], /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [Canada, US], [əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] [Canada, US], /əˌkæɔn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [General-Australian], [əˌkæɔn.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] [General-Australian] Audio: En-ca-accountabilability.ogg 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), ábyrgðarskylda [feminine] (Icelandic), 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), imputabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), culpabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), culpabilización [feminine] (Spanish), ansvarighet [common-gender] (Swedish), ansvarsskyldighet [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  3. Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  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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