unaccountable

adjective

un·ac·count·able | \ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl

Definition of unaccountable

1 : not to be accounted for : inexplicable, strange

2 : not to be called to account : not responsible

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She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer. the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color

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Competitive advising forces policy and political disputes to the president, rather than allowing them to be settled by a politically unaccountable chief of staff or by lower-level aides. — Matthew Dickinson, Washington Post, "Why John Kelly struggles so much as Trump’s chief of staff," 6 Mar. 2018 That is a sign that checks and balances have been chiseled away, leaving state authorities unaccountable, said Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the high commissioner. — Fox News, "UN: Basic human rights being 'chiseled away' in Venezuela," 22 June 2018 Mr Peña is unpopular mainly because his government has been passive and unaccountable on the two issues that matter most to Mexicans, corruption and security. — The Economist, "How Andrés Manuel López Obrador will remake Mexico," 23 June 2018 While the bureau retains all of these unbridled powers and remains unaccountable under Acting Director Mulvaney, there is one distinction: Director Cordray often acted unlawfully; Acting Director Mulvaney acts lawfully. — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, "Mulvaney Backs Turning CFPB Into Bipartisan Commission," 11 Apr. 2018 An office staffed with more unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats tasked to make decisions families should be free to make for themselves. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Betsy DeVos went to New York to visit schools for the first time. Guess which ones.," 16 May 2018 But in its current form, many advocates are calling ICE essentially an unaccountable secret police force. — Luke Darby, GQ, "Is There a Better Way Forward Than Abolishing ICE?," 27 June 2018 Critics blame it for the proliferation of unaccountable, big-spending outside groups influencing electionsand for weakening political parties, which enabled the rise of Donald Trump as an outsider candidate in the 2016 election. — Dan Nowicki, azcentral, "How a little-used procedural maneuver led to John McCain's greatest legislative triumph," 9 May 2018 That’s the apparent intent: to enable unaccountable, secretive policymaking with no rational basis. — Basav Sen, Fortune, "Trump Thinks Propping Up Failing Coal Is a ‘National Security’ Emergency," 31 May 2018

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