as in accountability
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
Without any answerability to the people, the despot's actions were motivated by a desire for personal enrichment.
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Noun
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Tran reiterated his call for state and federal investigation and accountability once the crisis has been averted.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026 -
Not everyone is convinced that religious consultation solves the accountability problem.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Brands now bear the responsibility of identifying those in control of its creative assets.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Losi added that Kalshi reached out to his team asking Dune to take full responsibility for the decision to pull the datasets corresponding to parlay losses from public view.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
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“Answerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerability. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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