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answerable

[ an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

liable to be asked to give account; responsible:
He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
capable of being answered:
a question answerable by mail.
proportionate; correlative (usually followed by to ).
corresponding; suitable (usually followed by to ):
The amount is not answerable to my needs.

answerable

/ ˈɑːnsərəbəl /

postpositive; foll by for or to responsible or accountable
answerable to one's boss
answerable for someone's safety
able to be answered

First recorded in 1540–50; answer + -able

The nature of the autocracy—that it was only answerable to itself—meant it could not draw its power from the people.

The unit was, according to Hughes, answerable to Adams, the Belfast commander.

And yet for an agency that supposedly is answerable to no one, its people sure do testify a lot before Congress.

Choice B: New bankers appointed by and answerable to the president.

This time I am convinced that the second reason is almost wholly answerable for your latest commission.

Ford is answerable for many of the fixed ideas about Spain which it seems quite impossible to remove.

They hold themselves at all times answerable to the law of the land, for their conduct in the trust committed to them.

He chooses to return to his original state, and now stands answerable himself, when the time shall come for his trial.

And in such case should not I be answerable for any mischief which might ensue?

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