as in responsibility
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
There is a push to increase accountability among government officials.
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Recent Examples of accountability
The fallout from Bethpage has sparked global conversations about fan conduct, leadership accountability, and the future of golf’s most passionate team event.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Violet Ikonomova is an investigative reporter at the Free Press focused on government and police accountability in Detroit.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
There is a new sense of accountability held against teams to put on their best performances every single game because the luxurious days of two-legged meetings are gone.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This is an important step toward accountability and toward ensuring that all performers are protected on set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Violet Ikonomova is an investigative reporter at the Free Press focused on government and police accountability in Detroit.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
There is a new sense of accountability held against teams to put on their best performances every single game because the luxurious days of two-legged meetings are gone.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This is an important step toward accountability and toward ensuring that all performers are protected on set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accountability
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Milne joined the network in 2019 as managing editor of CBS This Morning, and took on additional responsibilities, like breaking news, the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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