unaccountable

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

|Updated on: 3 Jun 2018

Examples: unaccountable in a Sentence

Definition of unaccountable

1 : not to be accounted for : inexplicable, strange

2 : not to be called to account : not responsible

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unaccountability

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Examples of unaccountable in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of unaccountable from the Web

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
According to DeVos, every school should decide for itself whether or not to turn over students to an unaccountable, militarized police force that's abducting people off the street.

— luke darby, GQ, "Betsy DeVos Says Schools Should Call ICE on Undocumented Students," 26 May 2018
If a sympathetic Congress declines to follow up in some way on clear evidence of impeachable offenses by a president, that, too, renders the highest official in the country unaccountable.

— elizabeth drew, The New Republic, "The Number of Trump’s Impeachable Offenses Keeps Growing," 22 May 2018
Jacobs, who could not be reached for comment Thursday, had argued at an April 25 County Commission meeting that such independent agencies are unaccountable to the general public and unelected board members shouldn’t have taxing powers.

— steven lemongello, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Chris King pushes for Orange County to vote on children's trust issue," 17 May 2018
And that created an officer safety issue and left them unaccountable for their actions, according to their police department.

— linda trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Two Miramar SWAT officers suspended for heading to Parkland massacre," 8 Mar. 2018
To work effectively, social credit requires Chinese citizens to place complete trust in both their unaccountable government and vast cartel-like corporations.

— robert foyle hunwick, The New Republic, "How Do You Control 1.4 Billion People?," 25 Apr. 2018
These politicians can’t make these decisions and be held unaccountable for people dying.

— katie benner and jennifer medina, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump administration sues California in bid to overturn its sanctuary-state laws," 7 Mar. 2018
Authoritarian governments are, by definition, unaccountable.

— max fisher, New York Times, "Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History," 28 Feb. 2018

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