"accountable" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "account + -able",
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      "form": "accountable",
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    {
      "form": "more accountable",
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      "form": "most accountable",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Governments must be accountable for the way they spend people's taxes."
        },
        {
          "text": "She acts as if she isn't accountable to anyone."
        }
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        "If you are accountable for something that people are not happy about, you need to explain or apologize for it."
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      "ipa": "/ʌˈkaʊntəbl̩/"
    },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "accountable",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "more accountable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "most accountable",
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        "superlative"
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          "text": "Governments must be accountable for the way they spend people's taxes."
        },
        {
          "text": "She acts as if she isn't accountable to anyone."
        }
      ],
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        "If you are accountable for something that people are not happy about, you need to explain or apologize for it."
      ]
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