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BNC: 5194 COCA: 4799

— accountability

/əˌkæʊntəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]
accountable
BNC: 5194 COCA: 4799

accountability

noun

ac·​count·​abil·​i·​ty ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce accountability (audio)
: the quality or state of being accountable
especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions
public officials lacking accountability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Many of the arguments around fast fashion dupes also center on the battle of accessibility vs. accountability. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 California recently passed a sweeping single-use plastic law which requires that 30% of plastic bought and sold in California be recyclable by 2028 and mandates a system of corporate accountability, the first law of its kind in the U.S. Kate Holland, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The legal accountability that Bryant and Chester fortunately achieved should portend the beginning of the law's recognition and redress of intimate image abuse more broadly. Danielle Keats Citron, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 The academy includes job training, leadership training, family management skills, financial literacy, personal development and accountability. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 But Kirtzman argues that Giuliani also used his story of heroism as a shield against accountability. Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 On so many questions important to the public, predictions and forecasts are thrown around with little accountability. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 With no accountability, the state can do what is best for the state. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 David Harris, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who is an expert on criminal procedure and police conduct, said that the swift release of the body-camera footage was a first step toward accountability. Lucia Walinchus, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

accountable + -ity

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of accountability was in 1750
BNC: 5194 COCA: 4799
accountability

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACCOUNTABILITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤greater, increased更大的／更多的責任▸➤local, public對地方／對公眾負有的責任◇demands for greater public accountability in the police service要求警方對公眾負更大責任➤individual, personal個人負有的責任▸➤direct直接責任▸➤moral道義責任▸➤corporate, financial, professional公司的責任；財政方面的責任；職責▸➤democratic, government, parliamentary, political民主職責；政府的職責；議會的職責；政治責任▸➤police警方的職責VERB + ACCOUNTABILITY➤enhance, improve, increase, strengthen增強／提高／加強／強化責任感▸➤reduce, weaken降低／削弱責任意識◇This process of centralization further reduces accountability.這一中央集權化過程進一步削弱了責任意識。➤ensure確保對⋯負責▸➤demand要求負責PREPOSITION➤accountability for在⋯上應負的責任◇to ensure accountability for decisions made確保對所作的決定負責➤accountability to對⋯應負的責任◇police accountability to the public警方對公眾應負的責任PHRASES➤a lack of accountability未能履行責任◇the apparent lack of accountability of the security forces安全部隊的明顯缺乏責任感➤a need for accountability需要負起責任◇There is a need for increased professional accountability.有必要加強職責觀念。

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