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
Florida’s literacy rate for fourth graders is 33% under NAEP, but Florida’s accountability system says 56% of students are on grade level.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The people who originally wrote the charter a hundred years ago intentionally designed the system to diffuse authority, which therefore diffused accountability.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, says this attitude represents a lack of accountability toward shareholders.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But critics, including the New York City Bar Association, are concerned masking is an attempt to shield agents from accountability.
—Julia Marnin
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The people who originally wrote the charter a hundred years ago intentionally designed the system to diffuse authority, which therefore diffused accountability.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, says this attitude represents a lack of accountability toward shareholders.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2025
But critics, including the New York City Bar Association, are concerned masking is an attempt to shield agents from accountability.
—Julia Marnin
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accountability
responsibility
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Data protection policy is typically owned by the chief information security officer (CISO), but the responsibility for migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) extends far beyond the security department.—
Antonio Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The season sees Wyle's Dr. Robby shoulder the brunt of responsibility as his ER endures a stressful day, capped off with a mass casualty event that sees resources stretched thin.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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