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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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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of accountability was in 1750
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