accountability
noun
ac·count·abil·i·ty
ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: the quality or state of being accountable
especially
: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions
public officials lacking accountability
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The decision, announced days after Kimmel's monologue, which referenced the MAGA movement and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, has ignited a firestorm over free speech, political pressure, and media accountability.
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The alternative to organized, transparent, legal accountability is vigilantism and generalized revenge attacks which threaten to spill over into sectarian violence, and risk destabilizing Syria’s fragile transition.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Apologize and take accountability.
—Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The woman’s attorney seeks accountability and fixes within the Sheriff’s Office and its handling of the jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The alternative to organized, transparent, legal accountability is vigilantism and generalized revenge attacks which threaten to spill over into sectarian violence, and risk destabilizing Syria’s fragile transition.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Apologize and take accountability.
—Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The woman’s attorney seeks accountability and fixes within the Sheriff’s Office and its handling of the jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accountability. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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