as in responsibility
willingness or obligation to explain one's actions or to admit being the cause of a problem
There is a push to increase accountability among government officials.
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Recent Examples of accountability
One provision bars money to family planning providers, namely Planned Parenthood, while $88 million is earmarked for a pandemic response accountability committee.
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
These tools allow businesses to function with greater agility, better resource allocation, and real-time accountability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Other recommendations dealt largely with updating police oversight and officer accountability policies.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
These board members are unfit to serve and must be recalled to restore accountability and public confidence.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
These tools allow businesses to function with greater agility, better resource allocation, and real-time accountability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Other recommendations dealt largely with updating police oversight and officer accountability policies.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
These board members are unfit to serve and must be recalled to restore accountability and public confidence.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accountability
responsibility
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For the generation currently between 13 and 28 years old, better known as Gen-Z, Trump’s policy bill represents a shift in retirement policy that places more responsibility on the individual.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But the water that none of us can live without is everyday kindness and responsibility.—
Pico Iyer,
Time,
5 July 2025
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“Accountability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountability. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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