accountability

[ uh-koun-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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noun

the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.

Education. a policy of holding schools and teachers accountable for students' academic progress by linking such progress with funding for salaries, maintenance, etc.

RELATED WORDS

liability, answerability

Nearby words

Origin of accountability

First recorded in 1785–95; account(able) + -ability

Related formsnon·ac·count·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for accountability

UVA prides itself on holding all students to a high standard of accountability and integrity.
How UVA Is Failing Its Women|Allison McNearney|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would inject a threat of accountability into power, and upend the impunity wartime leaders had operated under for years.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The center for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco, and other human rights organizations went to work to expand the law.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice|Raymond Bonner|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Especially not by the faceless boogymen that spew threats with no accountability.
Sarah Silverman’s History of Pro-Woman, Liberal, and Vagina-Related Activism|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If anything, women should be held to higher levels of accountability when they decide to have children.
The New Battle Over Reproductive Rights|Keli Goff|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But perhaps the men held their General of Division to too strict an accountability.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals|William H. Armstrong
Every good parent has a feeling of accountability for the acts of his children.
Life's Minor Collisions|Frances Warner
The question of one's accountability for others is rarely an edifying subject of meditation.
The Dominant Strain|Anna Chapin Ray
How otherwise can we affirm the responsibility and accountability of all the race before God?
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker
Accountability without responsibility occurs when an officer holds proper memorandum receipts for property delivered to others.
Military Instructors Manual|James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker