Synonyms for accountability
əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ tiac·count·abil·i·ty

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

2. accountabilitynoun

   The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

3. accountabilitynoun

   The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)

   Synonyms:
   accountableness

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1. accountability

   Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   business, duty, function, obligation, office, responsibility, right, righteousness

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1. accountability, answerability, answerablenessnoun

   responsibility to someone or for some activity

   Synonyms:
   answerability, answerableness

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   accountableness, responsibility, liability, obligation, bond of duty

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1. accountabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   amenability, liability

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1. List of paraphrases for "accountability":

   responsibility, liability, accountabilities, responsibilities, accountable, empowerment, reporting, accounting, responsible, transparency

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1. Anne Barrett Doyle of BishopAccountability.org:

   Today's news from Minnesota is a sobering reminder that the real source of accountability in the Catholic abuse crisis continues to reside outside the church, nienstedt and Piche would still be in power if not for (Choi's) recent indictment of the archdiocese.

2. Elections Jim Allen:

   Now that those are entered, the difference is like 30—and that’s the best accountability we’ve ever had, their claim is false and ridiculous.

3. Stuart Scheller:

   I’m not saying we can take back what has been done. All I asked for was accountability, for people to comment on what I said and to say, ‘Yes. Mistakes were made.’ And had they done that I wouldn’t have gone back into rank-and-file, submitted, and accomplished what I wanted.

4. House Speaker John Boehner:

   Time and again, the President has chosen to rewrite the law whenever it suits him, ignoring the will of the American people and the Constitution itself, no one -- especially no president -- is above accountability to the Constitution and the rule of law.

5. Christof Heyns:

   The laws of many of the states in the U.S. are much more permissive, creating an atmosphere where there are not enough constraints on the use of force. A comprehensive review of the system is needed -- the enabling laws, the kinds of weapons the police use, the training they receive and the use of technology such as on-body cameras to ensure accountability.