accountability
n.
quality of being accountable, responsibility
Accountability
Accountability is a concept in
ethics with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as answerability, enforcement,
responsibility, blameworthiness,
liability and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving. As an aspect of
governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in both the public and private (
corporation) worlds.
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Accountability
(n.)
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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accountability
The legal and political obligation of an independent institution to properly explain and justify its decisions to the citizens and their elected representatives, thereby making it responsible for fulfilling its objectives. The ECB is accountable to the European citizens and, more formally, to the European Parliament.
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accountability
Noun
1. responsibility to someone or for some activity
(synonym) answerability, answerableness
(hypernym) responsibility, responsibleness
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