"accountability" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ Audio: en-ca-accountabilability.ogg [Canada] Forms: accountability [singular], accountabilities [plural]
Etymology: accountable + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|accountable|ity}} accountable + -ity Head templates: {{noun|2=accountabilities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Accountability is the state of be open and honest about your responsibilities, especially when there are problems.
    Sense id: simple-accountability-en-noun-C-feYg1f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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