accountable

adjective

ac·count·able | \ ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl

Definition of accountable

1 : subject to giving an account : answerable held her accountable for the damage

2 : capable of being explained : explainable … leaving aside variations accountable as printer's errors …— Peter Shaw

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responsible, answerable, accountable, amenable, liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse

Examples of accountable in a Sentence

If anything goes wrong I will hold you personally accountable! the owner was held accountable for his dog's biting of the child

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Buttigieg’s response to the incident has been attacked by the African American community, which accuses him of not holding the police accountable, and the police, who accuse him of rushing to judgment. — latimes.com, "Democratic debate: Joe Biden pushed on the defensive by Kamala Harris and others," 27 June 2019 The portability and pliability of data meets the speed of the internet, massively expanding the possibilities of any one research project, and scaling the risk far beyond what any one university can be held accountable for. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "When Research Data Escapes the University," 27 June 2019 O’Malley acknowledged some corrections officers have been charged with prisoner abuse, but asked who in leadership has been held accountable for the culture at the jails. — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, "Cuyahoga County prosecutor, public defender and judges support charter amendment legislation to return sheriff to elected position," 25 June 2019 The legislature needs to be held accountable for this failure. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Op-ed from a hunter: Wisconsin is failing badly at CWD management," 15 June 2019 How much will the American hold UConn accountable for this decision? — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, "What's next for UConn's AAC exit? A look back at what Louisville and Rutgers had to do," 5 June 2019 Probably they won’t be held accountable, just the way a drill, or ... — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Lauren Goode returns for the final episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask," 3 Aug. 2018 Women are still getting raped at work and… companies are not being held accountable for that. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, "The CEO of Pro Mujer on how women are key to Latin America’s success," 16 June 2019 The world is composed of nations that, at the end of the day, are accountable only to themselves and to their people. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "Trump’s Great D-Day Speech," 6 June 2019

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